L.A. Noire - Season 2
L.A. Noire - The Red Lipstick Murder
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Katie Findlay .... Marie Phelps
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Captain James Donnelly
Jordan Gelber .... Malcolm Carruthers
Frederick Weller .... Dr. Harlan Fontaine
Chris Zylka .... Ira Hogeboom
Diane Kruger .... Elsa Lichtmann
Josh Charles .... Det. Floyd Rose
Victor Rasuk .... Alonzo Mendez
French Stewart .... Dick McColl
Joe Lo Truglio .... Jacob Henry
Plot: 1947 - Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) sits in his kitchen eating breakfast with his wife Marie (Katie Findlay). He tells her that he's excited about his first day in the homicide department. Marie becomes frustrated and asks if he's ever planning on talking about anything other than work. Phelps looks at his watch and hurries out of this seat. He tells Marie that he doesn't have time for such a discussion and jogs out to his car. On his way into the precinct, Phelps bumps into Floyd Rose (Josh Charles), who is carrying a box of belongings out of the building. Rose shoves Phelps and tells him to get out of his way. Running late, Phelps moves along without engaging with Rose. When Phelps enters the briefing room, Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) is getting ready to address the homicide squad. Donnelly announces that Floyd Rose, formerly of the homicide department, has decided to take early retirement. Donnelly then introduces his replacement, Phelps, to the rest of the squad. He tells Phelps that Det. Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) will be taking him under his wing as his new partner. Donnelly says that their first case together will be the murder of a woman found in the middle of the night, bearing all the signs of "The Werewolf". Donnelly then hurries them out of the briefing room, telling them to go solve a murder - it is their job after all.
While Galloway and Phelps are driving to the crime scene, Phelps asks what Donnelly meant by "The Werewolf". Galloway explains that The Werewolf is another name for the Black Dahlia killer. Galloway says he doesn't think that high profile case will have anything to do with their case today though since 90% of all murders are domestic. They pull up to the crime scene, a lover's lane overlooking the Westlake neighborhood. County Coroner and medical examiner Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber) is already on the scene collecting evidence. Phelps is shocked when he sees the victim's body. The dead woman is nude and covered in slash marks. Her face has been smashed in with some sort of blunt instrument. There are various initials written on the body in red lipstick. There are also footprints around the body, which Carruthers says are size 8 shoes. Carruthers tells Phelps and Galloway that they will obviously know more once he has a chance to get the body down to the morgue for an autopsy. They find the woman's identification in a purse nearby: Celine Henry. Also near the body Phelps notices a table lighter from The Bamba Club. Carruthers points out to the detective that Celine had something ripped off of her middle finger post mortem, most likely a ring. Phelps suggests that while Carruthers is getting the autopsy underway they could head over to the club to see what they can turn up.
Phelps and Galloway head over to the Bamba Club and are shown to the club's owner, Dick McColl (French Stewart). Galloway goes to the bar to get a drink and tells Phelps to go ahead and interview McColl himself. Phelps informs McColl that Celine was murdered and asks if he knew her. McColl is taken aback by the news. He tells Phelps that he, Celine and her husband Jacob all go way back. Phelps asks if she was at the club the previous night, and McColl confirms that she was there and that she left with a man he doesn't know. Phelps is frustrated until McColl tells him that he took down the guy's license plate number since he was worried by Celine leaving with some strange guy. Phelps then asks McColl if he knows anything about a ring Celine may have been wearing on her middle finger. McColl tells the detective that he had purchased a large red garnet ring for Celine many years ago back when they were an item. Phelps asks McColl if he thinks that Celine's husband could have been involved in her death. McColl says that he doesn't think so. McColl tells Phelps that he even tried to call Jacob to pick Celine up before she left with the stranger, but Jacob didn't answer. Before they leave the club, Phelps uses a payphone to call in the license plate to get a name and address on the driver.
Phelps and Galloway decide to go see the husband, Jacob Henry. On the drive, Phelps chastises Galloway for drinking on the job. Galloway jokes that Phelps is in the wrong line of work if a healthy thirst offends him. When they arrive at the house nobody answers the front door, so Galloway decides to go around to the back door. When he gets to the back of the house he sees a back window broken and open. Galloway kicks in the back door with his gun drawn. He carefully walks to the front of the house and lets Phelps in.
Ira Hogeboom (Chris Zylka) calls Dr. Harlan Fontaine (Frederick Weller) from a payphone in a panic. Fontaine tells Hogeboom that fires he sets are cathartic for him and will allow Hogeboom to confront his past. Hogeboom comments that Fontaine assured him the house would be empty. Fontaine asks Hogeboom if he's taking the medication he prescribed him. Hogeboom says that he heard people inside the house screaming when he set fire to it. Fontaine says that was simply an unfortunate miscommunication and that his colleagues had made all the necessary arrangements. He tells Hogeboom that the deaths were unfortunate, but that Hogeboom has dealt with plenty of death before. Fontaine implores Hogeboom to come and see him at the clinic. Hogeboom yells that again that Fontaine said the house would be empty, before hanging the phone up with a slam. Hogeboom begins kicking and punching the payphone until his hands are bloody and the phone is destroyed.
Phelps and Galloway search the house for clues, but don't find much of any interest until they find a note on the refrigerator for Celine from Jacob giving her an address to find him at if she ever sobers up. Phelps comments that marital troubles could be a motive for the murder, but Galloway says that in this case the crime scene evidence weighs against it being the husband but that Jacob might be able to give them something to go on. Phelps and Galloway drive to the address listed on the fridge. They knock on the door and tell Jacob that they would like to take him to the precinct for questioning in the homicide of his wife Celine. Jacob begins crying, assuring them he had no clue his wife was dead and that he was hoping she would show up any time all sobered up. Galloway orders Jacob to have a seat and tells Phelps to have a look around. While Phelps looks around the apartment, Jacob tearfully tells Galloway that he wishes he would have gone to pick up Celine when McColl called him last night. Phelps calls in a patrol unit to pick up Jacob and asks about the license plate he called in earlier. Dispatch tells him that the DMV says the vehicle is registered to a man named Alonzo Mendez and gives Phelps the address. The patrol unit picks up Jacob, and Galloway and Phelps follow the car back to the precinct. At the station, Donnelly says he thinks that Jacob might just confess with the right nudging, but Phelps says that he doesn't think Jacob is the killer. Donnelly wants him to go into the interrogation room with Jacob anyways to see if he gives anything up. Jacob insists that he loved his wife and wanted to take care of her, even if she wasn't always on the same page with him in that regard. Phelps gets up and leaves the interrogation room. He once again tells Donnelly that he doesn't think Jacob is their guy, but that there is one more lead: Mendez, the guy who left the bar with Celine. Donnelly is irritated, and tells Phelps that Mendez better be the killer.
Phelps and Galloway drive to the address of Alonzo Mendez. They enter the apartment building. They open the apartment door, but don't see Mendez. Phelps takes a look at a shoe on the floor - size 8. Under the bed they find a box containing a red lipstick and a bloodstained socket wrench - which could be the blunt murder weapon. Phelps says they need to call it in immediately. Suddenly Alonzo Mendez (Victor Rasuk) enters the apartment and demands to know who the men inside are. Phelps and Galloway tell Mendez that he's under arrest. Mendez runs out the door and down the apartment's stairwell. Galloway tells Phelps to stick with Mendez while he goes and gets the car. Phelps chases Mendez out into the street, when suddenly Mendez is hit by a car - driven by Galloway. Mendez is knocked out cold by impact as his face shatters the car's windshield.
Captain Donnelly meets Phelps and Galloway at Mendez's apartment. He commends them on a job well done, and comments that a crime as brutal as Mendez's is most deserving of the electric chair.
Phelps goes to The Blue Room Jazz Club where he has a drink and watches Elsa Lichtmann (Diane Kruger) perform. The other patrons dance and talk among themselves, but Phelps' eyes are glued on Elsa. She catches his gaze and begins singing the song directly to him.
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Katie Findlay .... Marie Phelps
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Captain James Donnelly
Jordan Gelber .... Malcolm Carruthers
Frederick Weller .... Dr. Harlan Fontaine
Chris Zylka .... Ira Hogeboom
Diane Kruger .... Elsa Lichtmann
Josh Charles .... Det. Floyd Rose
Victor Rasuk .... Alonzo Mendez
French Stewart .... Dick McColl
Joe Lo Truglio .... Jacob Henry
Plot: 1947 - Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) sits in his kitchen eating breakfast with his wife Marie (Katie Findlay). He tells her that he's excited about his first day in the homicide department. Marie becomes frustrated and asks if he's ever planning on talking about anything other than work. Phelps looks at his watch and hurries out of this seat. He tells Marie that he doesn't have time for such a discussion and jogs out to his car. On his way into the precinct, Phelps bumps into Floyd Rose (Josh Charles), who is carrying a box of belongings out of the building. Rose shoves Phelps and tells him to get out of his way. Running late, Phelps moves along without engaging with Rose. When Phelps enters the briefing room, Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) is getting ready to address the homicide squad. Donnelly announces that Floyd Rose, formerly of the homicide department, has decided to take early retirement. Donnelly then introduces his replacement, Phelps, to the rest of the squad. He tells Phelps that Det. Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) will be taking him under his wing as his new partner. Donnelly says that their first case together will be the murder of a woman found in the middle of the night, bearing all the signs of "The Werewolf". Donnelly then hurries them out of the briefing room, telling them to go solve a murder - it is their job after all.
While Galloway and Phelps are driving to the crime scene, Phelps asks what Donnelly meant by "The Werewolf". Galloway explains that The Werewolf is another name for the Black Dahlia killer. Galloway says he doesn't think that high profile case will have anything to do with their case today though since 90% of all murders are domestic. They pull up to the crime scene, a lover's lane overlooking the Westlake neighborhood. County Coroner and medical examiner Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber) is already on the scene collecting evidence. Phelps is shocked when he sees the victim's body. The dead woman is nude and covered in slash marks. Her face has been smashed in with some sort of blunt instrument. There are various initials written on the body in red lipstick. There are also footprints around the body, which Carruthers says are size 8 shoes. Carruthers tells Phelps and Galloway that they will obviously know more once he has a chance to get the body down to the morgue for an autopsy. They find the woman's identification in a purse nearby: Celine Henry. Also near the body Phelps notices a table lighter from The Bamba Club. Carruthers points out to the detective that Celine had something ripped off of her middle finger post mortem, most likely a ring. Phelps suggests that while Carruthers is getting the autopsy underway they could head over to the club to see what they can turn up.
Phelps and Galloway head over to the Bamba Club and are shown to the club's owner, Dick McColl (French Stewart). Galloway goes to the bar to get a drink and tells Phelps to go ahead and interview McColl himself. Phelps informs McColl that Celine was murdered and asks if he knew her. McColl is taken aback by the news. He tells Phelps that he, Celine and her husband Jacob all go way back. Phelps asks if she was at the club the previous night, and McColl confirms that she was there and that she left with a man he doesn't know. Phelps is frustrated until McColl tells him that he took down the guy's license plate number since he was worried by Celine leaving with some strange guy. Phelps then asks McColl if he knows anything about a ring Celine may have been wearing on her middle finger. McColl tells the detective that he had purchased a large red garnet ring for Celine many years ago back when they were an item. Phelps asks McColl if he thinks that Celine's husband could have been involved in her death. McColl says that he doesn't think so. McColl tells Phelps that he even tried to call Jacob to pick Celine up before she left with the stranger, but Jacob didn't answer. Before they leave the club, Phelps uses a payphone to call in the license plate to get a name and address on the driver.
Phelps and Galloway decide to go see the husband, Jacob Henry. On the drive, Phelps chastises Galloway for drinking on the job. Galloway jokes that Phelps is in the wrong line of work if a healthy thirst offends him. When they arrive at the house nobody answers the front door, so Galloway decides to go around to the back door. When he gets to the back of the house he sees a back window broken and open. Galloway kicks in the back door with his gun drawn. He carefully walks to the front of the house and lets Phelps in.
Ira Hogeboom (Chris Zylka) calls Dr. Harlan Fontaine (Frederick Weller) from a payphone in a panic. Fontaine tells Hogeboom that fires he sets are cathartic for him and will allow Hogeboom to confront his past. Hogeboom comments that Fontaine assured him the house would be empty. Fontaine asks Hogeboom if he's taking the medication he prescribed him. Hogeboom says that he heard people inside the house screaming when he set fire to it. Fontaine says that was simply an unfortunate miscommunication and that his colleagues had made all the necessary arrangements. He tells Hogeboom that the deaths were unfortunate, but that Hogeboom has dealt with plenty of death before. Fontaine implores Hogeboom to come and see him at the clinic. Hogeboom yells that again that Fontaine said the house would be empty, before hanging the phone up with a slam. Hogeboom begins kicking and punching the payphone until his hands are bloody and the phone is destroyed.
Phelps and Galloway search the house for clues, but don't find much of any interest until they find a note on the refrigerator for Celine from Jacob giving her an address to find him at if she ever sobers up. Phelps comments that marital troubles could be a motive for the murder, but Galloway says that in this case the crime scene evidence weighs against it being the husband but that Jacob might be able to give them something to go on. Phelps and Galloway drive to the address listed on the fridge. They knock on the door and tell Jacob that they would like to take him to the precinct for questioning in the homicide of his wife Celine. Jacob begins crying, assuring them he had no clue his wife was dead and that he was hoping she would show up any time all sobered up. Galloway orders Jacob to have a seat and tells Phelps to have a look around. While Phelps looks around the apartment, Jacob tearfully tells Galloway that he wishes he would have gone to pick up Celine when McColl called him last night. Phelps calls in a patrol unit to pick up Jacob and asks about the license plate he called in earlier. Dispatch tells him that the DMV says the vehicle is registered to a man named Alonzo Mendez and gives Phelps the address. The patrol unit picks up Jacob, and Galloway and Phelps follow the car back to the precinct. At the station, Donnelly says he thinks that Jacob might just confess with the right nudging, but Phelps says that he doesn't think Jacob is the killer. Donnelly wants him to go into the interrogation room with Jacob anyways to see if he gives anything up. Jacob insists that he loved his wife and wanted to take care of her, even if she wasn't always on the same page with him in that regard. Phelps gets up and leaves the interrogation room. He once again tells Donnelly that he doesn't think Jacob is their guy, but that there is one more lead: Mendez, the guy who left the bar with Celine. Donnelly is irritated, and tells Phelps that Mendez better be the killer.
Phelps and Galloway drive to the address of Alonzo Mendez. They enter the apartment building. They open the apartment door, but don't see Mendez. Phelps takes a look at a shoe on the floor - size 8. Under the bed they find a box containing a red lipstick and a bloodstained socket wrench - which could be the blunt murder weapon. Phelps says they need to call it in immediately. Suddenly Alonzo Mendez (Victor Rasuk) enters the apartment and demands to know who the men inside are. Phelps and Galloway tell Mendez that he's under arrest. Mendez runs out the door and down the apartment's stairwell. Galloway tells Phelps to stick with Mendez while he goes and gets the car. Phelps chases Mendez out into the street, when suddenly Mendez is hit by a car - driven by Galloway. Mendez is knocked out cold by impact as his face shatters the car's windshield.
Captain Donnelly meets Phelps and Galloway at Mendez's apartment. He commends them on a job well done, and comments that a crime as brutal as Mendez's is most deserving of the electric chair.
Phelps goes to The Blue Room Jazz Club where he has a drink and watches Elsa Lichtmann (Diane Kruger) perform. The other patrons dance and talk among themselves, but Phelps' eyes are glued on Elsa. She catches his gaze and begins singing the song directly to him.
L.A. Noire - The Golden Butterfly
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Captain James Donnelly
Jordan Gelber .... Malcolm Carruthers
Daniel Webber .... Courtney Sheldon
Chris Zylka .... Ira Hogeboom
Diane Kruger .... Elsa Lichtmann
Walter Perez .... Officer Enrique Gonzales
Doug Hutchinson .... Eli Rooney
Caitlin Carmichael .... Michelle Moller
Sean Astin .... Hugo Moller
Plot: 1947 - Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) is at the Blue Room Jazz Club late at night watching Elsa Lichtmann (Diane Kruger) finish singing her set. When Elsa gets off-stage, she walks over to Phelps' table and says that she has noticed him around the club a lot lately and asks if he caught the jazz bug. Phelps says something like that, and offers to buy Elsa a drink. They have a few drinks together until Phelps notices the time on his watch. He abruptly gets up and leaves the club. Elsa lights up a cigarette and watches Phelps leave.
The next morning, Phelps is at his desk nursing a hangover. Det. Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) enters the office and tells Phelps that they have a new case: white female dumped in plain sight off of Hill Street. When they arrive at the crime scene they find Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) trying to fend off reporters and photographers. Donnelly gets them to disperse by telling them that he'll be holding a press conference as soon as he has the autopsy results, and that he's already assigned two of his finest detectives to the case fresh off from bringing down the sword of justice on Alonzo Mendez. Officer Enrique Gonzales (Walter Perez) approaches the detectives and tells them that he was the first one on the scene that morning. He tells them that a family out for a walk were the ones who discovered the body. Gonzales then leads the detectives over to the body. Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber) is already inspecting the body when they approach. Phelps looks through the victim's purse, discovering that the victim is named Deirdre Moller and that the money in the wallet rules out robbery as a motive. Carruthers expresses a feeling of deja vu with this victim and Celine Henry - both victims even had a ring roughly removed. Galloway dismisses the similarities with the Henry since that is a closed case. He suggests that it was probably another sad sack who list his temper with a broad who wouldn't put out. They have enough work to do without reopening closed cases. Phelps asks Carruthers to continue with the similarities. Carruthers says explains that both victims were severely battered, left on display. Both crime scenes even had smallish men's foot prints, very possibly another size 8. Carruthers calls over to some morgue workers to start loading up the body so that he can do the autopsy back at the morgue.
Phelps and Galloway arrive at the home of Deirdre Moller and knock at the door. Michelle Moller (Caitlin Carmichael), the victim's daughter answers the door. She says that her father isn't home right now, but should be back soon. The detectives ask her if she minds if they they look around until he comes back. Michelle lets the detectives come inside. She asks if they found her mom yet, and tells them that her dad has been out looking for her all morning and even called the police about it earlier. Phelps breaks the bad news to Michelle that her mother is dead. Michelle is sad and confused, but Phelps continues and asks when she last saw her mother. Michelle says it was yesterday. She went to a dance at her school. Her mom was supposed to pick her up but never showed up. Finally, her dad showed up instead to pick her up. Phelps asks Michelle if her dad ever hit her mom. Michelle says just once, and that her mom threatened to leave him if he ever did it again. After that her dad bought her mom a Golden Butterfly broach. Phelps thanks Michelle for answering his questions and gives her his condolences. Just then Hugo Moller (Sean Astin) enters the house and demands to know what's going on. Michelle gives her father a hug and tells him that the police are here. Hugo tells her to go to her room while he talks to the police. Hugo begins berating the detectives for talking to his daughter without his approval. Phelps tells Hugo that Deirdre was found murdered this morning. Shocked, Hugo has a seat. Phelps asks Hugo where he was last night. Hugo insists that he was home all night. Hugo insists he didn't kill his wife, in fact he just got back from filing a missing persons report on her. He says his wife left the house around 9:30 PM and never came home. He assumed that she went to get Michelle, but Michelle called for a ride saying Deirdre never picked her up. Phelps tells Hugo to make arrangements for his daughter and to come down to the precinct on his own power for questioning. Galloway is annoyed and suggests they just cuff him and bring him in now, but goes along with Phelps' plan begrudgingly.
Phelps and Galloway head over to the morgue to learn what Carruthers has concluded from the autopsy. Carruthers tells them that the cause of death was strangulation from a large rope, most likely the kind used for mooring boats. While they are at the morgue, the detectives receive word that Deirdre's car has been found in the parking lot of Belmont High School. Galloway suggests they head over their immediately to look for any clues. When they get there, they find Eli Rooney (Doug Hutchison) hiding behind the car watching a group of high school girls having cheerleading practice in the grass near the parking lot. When Rooney sees them he quickly zips up his pants and runs away from the detectives. Galloway comments that it isn't usually a good sign that somebody is running from the police and tells Phelps to go chase him down. Phelps chases him down and tackles him in the middle of the football field. Galloway catches back up and comments that he's glad he has a younger, physically fit partner to chase down the bad guys. Phelps pats Rooney down and finds the butterfly broach in his pocket. They cuff Rooney and start looking through Deirdre Moller's trunk where they find a blood stained rope. Phelps asks Rooney what he's doing around the school, and Rooney says that he likes to look at the kids. Galloway tells Rooney he's a world class creep and that he is under arrest.
Phelps and Galloway return to the police station. Donnelly tells them that Hugo Moller is waiting in one interview room, while Rooney is waiting in another. Galloway pulls Phelps aside and quietly suggests that they charge Rooney for the murder even if he didn't do it because even though he thinks Hugo probably murdered his wife in a fit of rage he doesn't think Hugo is an immediate danger to anyone. Rooney, on the other hand, poses more of a danger to society. Phelps goes in to interrogate Rooney. Phelps tells Rooney that they have plenty enough to charge him with the murder of Deirdre Moller: he was in possession of her butterfly broach, his fingerprints are likely on her car, he has a history of sexual deviancy and petty crime, and was within reach of the murder weapon. Rooney insists he didn't do it. Phelps tells Rooney to convince him otherwise, but he isn't able to argue against any of the evidence. He admits that he is a pedophile, but he isn't a murderer. Phelps suggests Rooney do a better job convincing a jury of that and leaves the interrogation room.
Phelps and Galloway tells Hugo Moller that he is free to leave the station and that they have arrested a suspect in the murder of his wife. Hugo begins walking out of the station, and Phelps tells him to take good care of Michelle since he's all she's got now. Hugo nods his head. Galloway tells Phelps that he thinks they did the right thing in charging Rooney and releasing Moller. Phelps says he hopes Galloway is right. Captain Donnelly commends the two detectives on their efficient detective work on the case, and comments that a pedophile and murderer like Rooney will surely be popular down with the brutes down at the county lockup.
1945 - During the war in the Pacific, Phelps and his unit have just captured a village. All of the enemy combatants are rounded up and brought to the center of the village. The Japanese prisoners appear quite sullen. One of the men under Phelps' command, Ira Hogeboom (Chris Zylka), asks why the Japs look so damn sad, and Phelps tells him that they are wondering why they haven't been executed yet. Phelps tells his men that the prisoners are feeling shame for being captured and that to them there is no greater shame than being taken prisoner. The Japanese soldiers would rather be executed. Phelps then asks his men if they know why what they're fighting for. One of the men, Courtney Sheldon (Daniel Webber) says that they're fighting the Japanese because they attacked Pearl Harbor. Phelps says yes, but do they know why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Hogeboom says it's because the Japs hate the American way of life. Phelps tells his men that the Japanese attacked the US because the US cut off their oil.
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Captain James Donnelly
Jordan Gelber .... Malcolm Carruthers
Daniel Webber .... Courtney Sheldon
Chris Zylka .... Ira Hogeboom
Diane Kruger .... Elsa Lichtmann
Walter Perez .... Officer Enrique Gonzales
Doug Hutchinson .... Eli Rooney
Caitlin Carmichael .... Michelle Moller
Sean Astin .... Hugo Moller
Plot: 1947 - Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) is at the Blue Room Jazz Club late at night watching Elsa Lichtmann (Diane Kruger) finish singing her set. When Elsa gets off-stage, she walks over to Phelps' table and says that she has noticed him around the club a lot lately and asks if he caught the jazz bug. Phelps says something like that, and offers to buy Elsa a drink. They have a few drinks together until Phelps notices the time on his watch. He abruptly gets up and leaves the club. Elsa lights up a cigarette and watches Phelps leave.
The next morning, Phelps is at his desk nursing a hangover. Det. Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) enters the office and tells Phelps that they have a new case: white female dumped in plain sight off of Hill Street. When they arrive at the crime scene they find Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) trying to fend off reporters and photographers. Donnelly gets them to disperse by telling them that he'll be holding a press conference as soon as he has the autopsy results, and that he's already assigned two of his finest detectives to the case fresh off from bringing down the sword of justice on Alonzo Mendez. Officer Enrique Gonzales (Walter Perez) approaches the detectives and tells them that he was the first one on the scene that morning. He tells them that a family out for a walk were the ones who discovered the body. Gonzales then leads the detectives over to the body. Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber) is already inspecting the body when they approach. Phelps looks through the victim's purse, discovering that the victim is named Deirdre Moller and that the money in the wallet rules out robbery as a motive. Carruthers expresses a feeling of deja vu with this victim and Celine Henry - both victims even had a ring roughly removed. Galloway dismisses the similarities with the Henry since that is a closed case. He suggests that it was probably another sad sack who list his temper with a broad who wouldn't put out. They have enough work to do without reopening closed cases. Phelps asks Carruthers to continue with the similarities. Carruthers says explains that both victims were severely battered, left on display. Both crime scenes even had smallish men's foot prints, very possibly another size 8. Carruthers calls over to some morgue workers to start loading up the body so that he can do the autopsy back at the morgue.
Phelps and Galloway arrive at the home of Deirdre Moller and knock at the door. Michelle Moller (Caitlin Carmichael), the victim's daughter answers the door. She says that her father isn't home right now, but should be back soon. The detectives ask her if she minds if they they look around until he comes back. Michelle lets the detectives come inside. She asks if they found her mom yet, and tells them that her dad has been out looking for her all morning and even called the police about it earlier. Phelps breaks the bad news to Michelle that her mother is dead. Michelle is sad and confused, but Phelps continues and asks when she last saw her mother. Michelle says it was yesterday. She went to a dance at her school. Her mom was supposed to pick her up but never showed up. Finally, her dad showed up instead to pick her up. Phelps asks Michelle if her dad ever hit her mom. Michelle says just once, and that her mom threatened to leave him if he ever did it again. After that her dad bought her mom a Golden Butterfly broach. Phelps thanks Michelle for answering his questions and gives her his condolences. Just then Hugo Moller (Sean Astin) enters the house and demands to know what's going on. Michelle gives her father a hug and tells him that the police are here. Hugo tells her to go to her room while he talks to the police. Hugo begins berating the detectives for talking to his daughter without his approval. Phelps tells Hugo that Deirdre was found murdered this morning. Shocked, Hugo has a seat. Phelps asks Hugo where he was last night. Hugo insists that he was home all night. Hugo insists he didn't kill his wife, in fact he just got back from filing a missing persons report on her. He says his wife left the house around 9:30 PM and never came home. He assumed that she went to get Michelle, but Michelle called for a ride saying Deirdre never picked her up. Phelps tells Hugo to make arrangements for his daughter and to come down to the precinct on his own power for questioning. Galloway is annoyed and suggests they just cuff him and bring him in now, but goes along with Phelps' plan begrudgingly.
Phelps and Galloway head over to the morgue to learn what Carruthers has concluded from the autopsy. Carruthers tells them that the cause of death was strangulation from a large rope, most likely the kind used for mooring boats. While they are at the morgue, the detectives receive word that Deirdre's car has been found in the parking lot of Belmont High School. Galloway suggests they head over their immediately to look for any clues. When they get there, they find Eli Rooney (Doug Hutchison) hiding behind the car watching a group of high school girls having cheerleading practice in the grass near the parking lot. When Rooney sees them he quickly zips up his pants and runs away from the detectives. Galloway comments that it isn't usually a good sign that somebody is running from the police and tells Phelps to go chase him down. Phelps chases him down and tackles him in the middle of the football field. Galloway catches back up and comments that he's glad he has a younger, physically fit partner to chase down the bad guys. Phelps pats Rooney down and finds the butterfly broach in his pocket. They cuff Rooney and start looking through Deirdre Moller's trunk where they find a blood stained rope. Phelps asks Rooney what he's doing around the school, and Rooney says that he likes to look at the kids. Galloway tells Rooney he's a world class creep and that he is under arrest.
Phelps and Galloway return to the police station. Donnelly tells them that Hugo Moller is waiting in one interview room, while Rooney is waiting in another. Galloway pulls Phelps aside and quietly suggests that they charge Rooney for the murder even if he didn't do it because even though he thinks Hugo probably murdered his wife in a fit of rage he doesn't think Hugo is an immediate danger to anyone. Rooney, on the other hand, poses more of a danger to society. Phelps goes in to interrogate Rooney. Phelps tells Rooney that they have plenty enough to charge him with the murder of Deirdre Moller: he was in possession of her butterfly broach, his fingerprints are likely on her car, he has a history of sexual deviancy and petty crime, and was within reach of the murder weapon. Rooney insists he didn't do it. Phelps tells Rooney to convince him otherwise, but he isn't able to argue against any of the evidence. He admits that he is a pedophile, but he isn't a murderer. Phelps suggests Rooney do a better job convincing a jury of that and leaves the interrogation room.
Phelps and Galloway tells Hugo Moller that he is free to leave the station and that they have arrested a suspect in the murder of his wife. Hugo begins walking out of the station, and Phelps tells him to take good care of Michelle since he's all she's got now. Hugo nods his head. Galloway tells Phelps that he thinks they did the right thing in charging Rooney and releasing Moller. Phelps says he hopes Galloway is right. Captain Donnelly commends the two detectives on their efficient detective work on the case, and comments that a pedophile and murderer like Rooney will surely be popular down with the brutes down at the county lockup.
1945 - During the war in the Pacific, Phelps and his unit have just captured a village. All of the enemy combatants are rounded up and brought to the center of the village. The Japanese prisoners appear quite sullen. One of the men under Phelps' command, Ira Hogeboom (Chris Zylka), asks why the Japs look so damn sad, and Phelps tells him that they are wondering why they haven't been executed yet. Phelps tells his men that the prisoners are feeling shame for being captured and that to them there is no greater shame than being taken prisoner. The Japanese soldiers would rather be executed. Phelps then asks his men if they know why what they're fighting for. One of the men, Courtney Sheldon (Daniel Webber) says that they're fighting the Japanese because they attacked Pearl Harbor. Phelps says yes, but do they know why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Hogeboom says it's because the Japs hate the American way of life. Phelps tells his men that the Japanese attacked the US because the US cut off their oil.
L.A. Noire - Canned Fish
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Katie Findlay .... Marie Phelps
Diane Kruger .... Elsa Lichtmann
Mark Pellegrino .... Frank Morgan
Caitlin Carmichael .... Michelle Moller
Sean Astin .... Hugo Moller
Plot: 1947 - Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) arrives home late at night to find his wife Marie (Katie Findlay) waiting up for him. Marie says that when he wasn't home by midnight that she called the precinct and they said he left there at 8:00 PM. Phelps says that he simply went out after work to blow off some steam with some of the other detectives. Marie comments that the tax payers will sure be happy to know that LA's finest are spending all night getting drunk instead of solving mysteries. Phelps tells Marie that he doesn't want to do this with her and simply wants to get some sleep. Marie demands answers after she catches a whiff of the smell of a woman's perfume on Phelps. He becomes agitated as Marie becomes more aggressive and belligerent on the issue. He yells at her that he just wants to get some sleep. She goes into the bedroom and throws a blanket and a pillow at Phelps and yells that he can sleep on the couch for the foreseeable future. Phelps clutches and raises his fist. Marie dares him to hit her. He lowers his hand and Marie goes to sleep in the bedroom, locking the door behind her.
Phelps wakes up after spending the night on the couch. His body is stiff and sore. He goes into the kitchen, but for once there is no breakfast or coffee waiting for him. Phelps quietly gets dressed and heads out to his car. When he gets to the station, Phelps pours himself a tall cup of coffee and parks himself at his desk in the detective's room. His partner, Det. Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) jokes that it looks like he's quite the rough night. Phelps says he'd honestly rather not talk about it. Galloway tells Phelps to grab his hat and come with him.
Galloway and Phelps sit at a greasy spoon diner. Galloway orders eggs, potatoes and coffee for Phelps and himself. Phelps mentions the similarities between their last couple of cases and the Black Dahlia/Werewolf Murder case. He says that they seem too similar to ignore a possible connection. Galloway dismisses Phelps' connection, saying they've already arrested the murderers in those cases. Phelps argues that even Galloway didn't think Rooney killed Deidre Moller, and only circumstantial evidence was found against Alonzo Mendez for the murder of Celine Henry. No fingerprints were found matching his at the scene. Galloway scoffs, countering that any killer wearing gloves could avoid that. Galloway says that he doesn't think the murders were committed by the same person even if Mendez and Rooney or Hugo Moller weren't the killers. The city is going to hell in a hand basket and a bunch of sick freaks are copying the Dahlia case to try to get away with murders since that pervert managed to get away. It's copycat syndrome - nothing more. As the food arrives, Phelps says that hopes Galloway is right, but isn't so sure.
While driving back to the station, Phelps and Galloway overhear a call on the radio that there has been a report of a group of men acting suspiciously in a warehouse. Realizing they're just around the corner from the location, Phelps radios in that they can head over. The dispatch informs him that there are two or three GTA suspects with a delivery truck, believed to be stolen. Galloway is annoyed that Phelps picked up the call and takes a swig from his flask.
Frank Morgan (Mark Pellegrino) is at the loading dock of a warehouse, packing crates into the back of a delivery truck. Phelps and Galloway arrive at the warehouse and announce that everyone needs to freeze and show some identification. Morgan runs into the warehouse, and two men come out ready to fight the detectives. Phelps and Galloway subdue and cuff the two men just as Morgan comes running out of the warehouse and gets behind the wheel of the delivery truck. Galloway tells Phelps to chase after while he deals with the two men they subdued. Phelps runs out to the car and gives chase. Morgan recklessly drives the truck, trying to escape Phelps, but ends up crashing into a fountain in a public park. Phelps pulls the driver out of the truck and is surprised to recognize Frank Morgan. Morgan puts his hands up and allows Phelps to cuff him. Phelps opens up the back of the truck and finds that the crates are full of canned fish. Phelps puts Morgan in the back of his car and tells him to say hello to Adrian Black in prison for him.
That night, Phelps drives his car to the Blue Room Jazz Club. He watches the front of the club as Elsa Lichtmann (Diane Kruger) enters the club for her usual set. Phelps sighs and drives away from the club, and parks in front of the Moller residence. Through the windows, he watches as Hugo Moller (Sean Astin) and his daughter Michelle Moller (Caitlin Carmichael) eat dinner together as a family. Hugo notices the car parked out front and pulls the curtains closed. Phelps then drives home. He grabs a dozen roses that he purchased and brings them inside. He gives Marie the roses and sits down on the couch with his two young children. They start jumping around on the couch next to him. Phelps closes his eyes with a slight smile.
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Katie Findlay .... Marie Phelps
Diane Kruger .... Elsa Lichtmann
Mark Pellegrino .... Frank Morgan
Caitlin Carmichael .... Michelle Moller
Sean Astin .... Hugo Moller
Plot: 1947 - Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) arrives home late at night to find his wife Marie (Katie Findlay) waiting up for him. Marie says that when he wasn't home by midnight that she called the precinct and they said he left there at 8:00 PM. Phelps says that he simply went out after work to blow off some steam with some of the other detectives. Marie comments that the tax payers will sure be happy to know that LA's finest are spending all night getting drunk instead of solving mysteries. Phelps tells Marie that he doesn't want to do this with her and simply wants to get some sleep. Marie demands answers after she catches a whiff of the smell of a woman's perfume on Phelps. He becomes agitated as Marie becomes more aggressive and belligerent on the issue. He yells at her that he just wants to get some sleep. She goes into the bedroom and throws a blanket and a pillow at Phelps and yells that he can sleep on the couch for the foreseeable future. Phelps clutches and raises his fist. Marie dares him to hit her. He lowers his hand and Marie goes to sleep in the bedroom, locking the door behind her.
Phelps wakes up after spending the night on the couch. His body is stiff and sore. He goes into the kitchen, but for once there is no breakfast or coffee waiting for him. Phelps quietly gets dressed and heads out to his car. When he gets to the station, Phelps pours himself a tall cup of coffee and parks himself at his desk in the detective's room. His partner, Det. Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) jokes that it looks like he's quite the rough night. Phelps says he'd honestly rather not talk about it. Galloway tells Phelps to grab his hat and come with him.
Galloway and Phelps sit at a greasy spoon diner. Galloway orders eggs, potatoes and coffee for Phelps and himself. Phelps mentions the similarities between their last couple of cases and the Black Dahlia/Werewolf Murder case. He says that they seem too similar to ignore a possible connection. Galloway dismisses Phelps' connection, saying they've already arrested the murderers in those cases. Phelps argues that even Galloway didn't think Rooney killed Deidre Moller, and only circumstantial evidence was found against Alonzo Mendez for the murder of Celine Henry. No fingerprints were found matching his at the scene. Galloway scoffs, countering that any killer wearing gloves could avoid that. Galloway says that he doesn't think the murders were committed by the same person even if Mendez and Rooney or Hugo Moller weren't the killers. The city is going to hell in a hand basket and a bunch of sick freaks are copying the Dahlia case to try to get away with murders since that pervert managed to get away. It's copycat syndrome - nothing more. As the food arrives, Phelps says that hopes Galloway is right, but isn't so sure.
While driving back to the station, Phelps and Galloway overhear a call on the radio that there has been a report of a group of men acting suspiciously in a warehouse. Realizing they're just around the corner from the location, Phelps radios in that they can head over. The dispatch informs him that there are two or three GTA suspects with a delivery truck, believed to be stolen. Galloway is annoyed that Phelps picked up the call and takes a swig from his flask.
Frank Morgan (Mark Pellegrino) is at the loading dock of a warehouse, packing crates into the back of a delivery truck. Phelps and Galloway arrive at the warehouse and announce that everyone needs to freeze and show some identification. Morgan runs into the warehouse, and two men come out ready to fight the detectives. Phelps and Galloway subdue and cuff the two men just as Morgan comes running out of the warehouse and gets behind the wheel of the delivery truck. Galloway tells Phelps to chase after while he deals with the two men they subdued. Phelps runs out to the car and gives chase. Morgan recklessly drives the truck, trying to escape Phelps, but ends up crashing into a fountain in a public park. Phelps pulls the driver out of the truck and is surprised to recognize Frank Morgan. Morgan puts his hands up and allows Phelps to cuff him. Phelps opens up the back of the truck and finds that the crates are full of canned fish. Phelps puts Morgan in the back of his car and tells him to say hello to Adrian Black in prison for him.
That night, Phelps drives his car to the Blue Room Jazz Club. He watches the front of the club as Elsa Lichtmann (Diane Kruger) enters the club for her usual set. Phelps sighs and drives away from the club, and parks in front of the Moller residence. Through the windows, he watches as Hugo Moller (Sean Astin) and his daughter Michelle Moller (Caitlin Carmichael) eat dinner together as a family. Hugo notices the car parked out front and pulls the curtains closed. Phelps then drives home. He grabs a dozen roses that he purchased and brings them inside. He gives Marie the roses and sits down on the couch with his two young children. They start jumping around on the couch next to him. Phelps closes his eyes with a slight smile.
L.A. Noire - The Silk Stocking Murder
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Capt. James Donelly
Jordan Gelber .... Malcolm Carruthers
Raymond Cruz .... Angel Maldonado
Jacob Vargas .... Hipolito Maldonado
Michael Trevino .... Diego Aguilar
Tom Wilson .... Clem Feeney
Plot: 1947 - Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) is ushered into a booth at diner where his partner Det. Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) and Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) are waiting for him. While eating his eggs, Donnelly tells the detectives that they have a new case: a poor Hispanic woman was murdered near City Hall and left lying naked in an alleyway. Phelps comments that would make the third naked murdered woman in a row. Donnelly admits that they have indeed had quite a run of them since the Dahlia fiend first struck. Galloway tells Donnelly that Phelps is politely suggesting that he thinks the Mendez case is hokey. Donnelly says that in police work, you win some and you lose some. Phelps then asks Donnelly if he's happy with the Moller case. Donnelly says he's over the moon that a pervert like Eli Rooney is behind bars. Donnelly then tells the detectives to go out and catch another sinner and leave him to finish his breakfast in peace.
When they arrive at the alley near the courthouse, the detectives find Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber) examining the body. Phelps takes a look at the body and immediately notices that she has been strangled with a rope, has a message written in red lipstick and that she is missing her wedding ring. Phelps points these out to Galloway as being similar to their other cases. Galloway scoffs at Phelps, who insists that he's good with the outcome in the Moller case since there was decent evidence, but that he's still not convinced about Mendez. Galloway says the best way to get away with a murder is to pin it on someone else and bets a month's salary that this case is merely a copycat. Looking around the body, Phelps notices a bloody white stocking. As he kneels to look at it, he notices a bloody trail leading away from the stocking. He follows the trail down the alley and to the ladder of a fire escape. Galloway points out that the other murders didn't have any trails of blood, so it must be someone else. Phelps comments that it could just be that the killer is getting more confident. Phelps climbs the ladder to the rooftop of an apartment building. On top of the roof he finds the victim's bloody wedding ring hanging from a string next to a bloody paintbrush. The victim's name is painted in blood on a wall: Antonia Maldonado.
Phelps and Galloway arrive at the Maldonado residence. They knock on the door, but nobody answers. They hear laughing and yelling behind the house and go to investigate where they find Angel Maldonado (Raymond Cruz) drinking with his brother Hipolito Maldonado (Jacob Vargas). Galloway asks them if either of them knows a woman by the name of Antonia Maldonado. Angel says that is his wife. Phelps asks him when he last saw his wife, and Angel says yesterday when she told him she would be serving him with divorce papers. Hipolito throws a beer bottle at the detectives, yelling at them to let them drink in piece. Galloway dares him to try something like that again, and Hipolito drunkenly charges at Galloway. Galloway punches Hipolito in the stomach, then in the face. Phelps tells Angel to not move a muscle, but Angel goes after Galloway. Phelps trips Angel, then kicks him in the ribs. Phelps and Galloway pull their guns and order the men to freeze or they will be shot. Phelps cuffs the Maldonado brothers while Galloway uses the phone to call for a prowl car to pick them up and take them to the station. Phelps tells Angel that his wife, Antonia, has been murdered - that's what brought them there to talk to him. Angel breaks down crying. Phelps asks where he was last night, and Angel tells him that he and his brother have been on a big drinking binge since he was informed his wife was divorcing him. Soon two uniformed officers arrive to take the brothers down to the station. Phelps and Galloway begin having a look around the residence to look for clues. Phelps knocks on the next door neighbor's door and learns that Antonia occasionally would waitress at the El Dorado Bar and would often hang around there even when she wasn't working. When Phelps gets back to the Maldonado residence, Galloway shows him a bloody shirt he found on the clothesline.
Without much of interest in the home, Galloway suggests they swing by the El Dorado since its on the way back to the station. Phelps jokes that Galloway just wants an excuse to grab a drink. When they arrive at the bar they talk to the bartender, Diego Aguilar (Michael Trevino). They ask him if he worked last night. Diego says that he and a guy from the temp agency worked the bar last night. Galloway asks if Antonia Maldonado was hanging around the bar last night. He confirms that she was there last night, drinking her sorrows away. He told her she should call a cab. Galloway asks if he saw her make such a call, and Diego tells them that he told her to use the phone at the grocery store around the corner since the one at the bar has been out of order. They get back in their car and are preparing to head to the grocery store when they get a radio call from dispatch saying that Captain Donnelly needs them back at the station urgently. Galloway says that the grocery store can wait and tells Phelps to drive them back to the station.
When Phelps and Galloway arrive at the station, they are ushered into a room with Donnelly and Malcolm Carruthers. Donnelly shows the detective a letter that was left in the back seat of a cab. The letter contains the message on the body in the Celine Henry case. Attached to the letter is a type-written poem. Carruthers wasn't sure what to make of it. Phelps recognizes it as Prometheus Unbound by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Galloway asks what the hell a poem has to do with the case, and Phelps explains that Prometheus was a Titan, a superhuman character who defied the gods to bring fire to humanity. Donnelly asks what's going on with the Maldonado case. Galloway says they have the husband in custody, but they haven't formally questioned him yet. Donnelly tells them to get to it and see if they can break him. Galloway asks Angel Maldonado about the bloody shirt. Angel says that he and his brother got into a fight last night when Hipolito was talking poorly of Antonia. Angel didn't like so they threw some punches. He says that even though Antonia wanted to divorce him, he still loved her and would never want to murder her. They go and talk to Hipolito, who backs up the story Angel gave them. Galloway and Phelps leave the interview rooms disappointed. Phelps points out that they should still go to the grocery store to see if they saw Antonia Maldonado last night.
Phelps and Galloway arrive at the grocery store and talk to man at the counter, Clem Feeney (Tom Wilson). They ask him if a young hispanic woman came by the store to use the phone last night. Feeney confirms there was such a woman last night, and says that she used the phone for a cab and then left. He says that she couldn't get a hold of a cab. He offered to drive her, but a car pulled up and she got into it. Galloway asks Feeney if they can have a look around back. Feeney asks why, and Galloway says to quench his curiosity. Feeney asks if the cops need a court order for something like that. Galloway tells Feeney to shut his trap and stay put. He then tells Phelps to take a look in the back since he doesn't like Feeney's attitude. Phelps heads to the back office where he finds a bloody scalpel and some items that appear to have belonged to the victim. Phelps comes out of the office and tells Galloway to cuff Feeney, but Feeney takes off running. Feeney starts running across the street, but he is clipped by a city bus. Feeney lays on the street, holding onto his arm in pain. Phelps and Galloway catch up to him and arrest him. After they have Feeney taken away, they go back into the store's office. Captain Donnelly arrives at the scene and tells the detectives that he has a meeting with the Mayor that afternoon and will be sure to mention their names to him.
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Capt. James Donelly
Jordan Gelber .... Malcolm Carruthers
Raymond Cruz .... Angel Maldonado
Jacob Vargas .... Hipolito Maldonado
Michael Trevino .... Diego Aguilar
Tom Wilson .... Clem Feeney
Plot: 1947 - Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) is ushered into a booth at diner where his partner Det. Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) and Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) are waiting for him. While eating his eggs, Donnelly tells the detectives that they have a new case: a poor Hispanic woman was murdered near City Hall and left lying naked in an alleyway. Phelps comments that would make the third naked murdered woman in a row. Donnelly admits that they have indeed had quite a run of them since the Dahlia fiend first struck. Galloway tells Donnelly that Phelps is politely suggesting that he thinks the Mendez case is hokey. Donnelly says that in police work, you win some and you lose some. Phelps then asks Donnelly if he's happy with the Moller case. Donnelly says he's over the moon that a pervert like Eli Rooney is behind bars. Donnelly then tells the detectives to go out and catch another sinner and leave him to finish his breakfast in peace.
When they arrive at the alley near the courthouse, the detectives find Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber) examining the body. Phelps takes a look at the body and immediately notices that she has been strangled with a rope, has a message written in red lipstick and that she is missing her wedding ring. Phelps points these out to Galloway as being similar to their other cases. Galloway scoffs at Phelps, who insists that he's good with the outcome in the Moller case since there was decent evidence, but that he's still not convinced about Mendez. Galloway says the best way to get away with a murder is to pin it on someone else and bets a month's salary that this case is merely a copycat. Looking around the body, Phelps notices a bloody white stocking. As he kneels to look at it, he notices a bloody trail leading away from the stocking. He follows the trail down the alley and to the ladder of a fire escape. Galloway points out that the other murders didn't have any trails of blood, so it must be someone else. Phelps comments that it could just be that the killer is getting more confident. Phelps climbs the ladder to the rooftop of an apartment building. On top of the roof he finds the victim's bloody wedding ring hanging from a string next to a bloody paintbrush. The victim's name is painted in blood on a wall: Antonia Maldonado.
Phelps and Galloway arrive at the Maldonado residence. They knock on the door, but nobody answers. They hear laughing and yelling behind the house and go to investigate where they find Angel Maldonado (Raymond Cruz) drinking with his brother Hipolito Maldonado (Jacob Vargas). Galloway asks them if either of them knows a woman by the name of Antonia Maldonado. Angel says that is his wife. Phelps asks him when he last saw his wife, and Angel says yesterday when she told him she would be serving him with divorce papers. Hipolito throws a beer bottle at the detectives, yelling at them to let them drink in piece. Galloway dares him to try something like that again, and Hipolito drunkenly charges at Galloway. Galloway punches Hipolito in the stomach, then in the face. Phelps tells Angel to not move a muscle, but Angel goes after Galloway. Phelps trips Angel, then kicks him in the ribs. Phelps and Galloway pull their guns and order the men to freeze or they will be shot. Phelps cuffs the Maldonado brothers while Galloway uses the phone to call for a prowl car to pick them up and take them to the station. Phelps tells Angel that his wife, Antonia, has been murdered - that's what brought them there to talk to him. Angel breaks down crying. Phelps asks where he was last night, and Angel tells him that he and his brother have been on a big drinking binge since he was informed his wife was divorcing him. Soon two uniformed officers arrive to take the brothers down to the station. Phelps and Galloway begin having a look around the residence to look for clues. Phelps knocks on the next door neighbor's door and learns that Antonia occasionally would waitress at the El Dorado Bar and would often hang around there even when she wasn't working. When Phelps gets back to the Maldonado residence, Galloway shows him a bloody shirt he found on the clothesline.
Without much of interest in the home, Galloway suggests they swing by the El Dorado since its on the way back to the station. Phelps jokes that Galloway just wants an excuse to grab a drink. When they arrive at the bar they talk to the bartender, Diego Aguilar (Michael Trevino). They ask him if he worked last night. Diego says that he and a guy from the temp agency worked the bar last night. Galloway asks if Antonia Maldonado was hanging around the bar last night. He confirms that she was there last night, drinking her sorrows away. He told her she should call a cab. Galloway asks if he saw her make such a call, and Diego tells them that he told her to use the phone at the grocery store around the corner since the one at the bar has been out of order. They get back in their car and are preparing to head to the grocery store when they get a radio call from dispatch saying that Captain Donnelly needs them back at the station urgently. Galloway says that the grocery store can wait and tells Phelps to drive them back to the station.
When Phelps and Galloway arrive at the station, they are ushered into a room with Donnelly and Malcolm Carruthers. Donnelly shows the detective a letter that was left in the back seat of a cab. The letter contains the message on the body in the Celine Henry case. Attached to the letter is a type-written poem. Carruthers wasn't sure what to make of it. Phelps recognizes it as Prometheus Unbound by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Galloway asks what the hell a poem has to do with the case, and Phelps explains that Prometheus was a Titan, a superhuman character who defied the gods to bring fire to humanity. Donnelly asks what's going on with the Maldonado case. Galloway says they have the husband in custody, but they haven't formally questioned him yet. Donnelly tells them to get to it and see if they can break him. Galloway asks Angel Maldonado about the bloody shirt. Angel says that he and his brother got into a fight last night when Hipolito was talking poorly of Antonia. Angel didn't like so they threw some punches. He says that even though Antonia wanted to divorce him, he still loved her and would never want to murder her. They go and talk to Hipolito, who backs up the story Angel gave them. Galloway and Phelps leave the interview rooms disappointed. Phelps points out that they should still go to the grocery store to see if they saw Antonia Maldonado last night.
Phelps and Galloway arrive at the grocery store and talk to man at the counter, Clem Feeney (Tom Wilson). They ask him if a young hispanic woman came by the store to use the phone last night. Feeney confirms there was such a woman last night, and says that she used the phone for a cab and then left. He says that she couldn't get a hold of a cab. He offered to drive her, but a car pulled up and she got into it. Galloway asks Feeney if they can have a look around back. Feeney asks why, and Galloway says to quench his curiosity. Feeney asks if the cops need a court order for something like that. Galloway tells Feeney to shut his trap and stay put. He then tells Phelps to take a look in the back since he doesn't like Feeney's attitude. Phelps heads to the back office where he finds a bloody scalpel and some items that appear to have belonged to the victim. Phelps comes out of the office and tells Galloway to cuff Feeney, but Feeney takes off running. Feeney starts running across the street, but he is clipped by a city bus. Feeney lays on the street, holding onto his arm in pain. Phelps and Galloway catch up to him and arrest him. After they have Feeney taken away, they go back into the store's office. Captain Donnelly arrives at the scene and tells the detectives that he has a meeting with the Mayor that afternoon and will be sure to mention their names to him.
L.A. Noire - The White Shoe Slaying
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Captain James Donnelly
Jordan Gelber .... Malcolm Carruthers
Walter Perez .... Officer Enrique Gonzales
Lee Tergesen .... Lars Taraldsen
Sean Gunn .... Stuart Ackerman
Rob Schneider .... Benny Cluff
Lucas Adams .... James Jessop
Luke Hemsworth .... Richard Bates
Plot: 1947 - During the morning homicide briefing at the precinct, Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) commends detectives Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) and Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) on sending another fiend to San Quentin. Donnelly then assigns the two detectives a new case. Not knowing what to expect, Phelps and Donnelly arrive at the crime scene to find Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber) examining the body. He laments to the detectives that rain has washed away most of the potential evidence. Upon seeing the obvious rope marks around the neck of the victim, another murdered woman, Phelps comments that it all looks awfully familiar. Carruthers agrees with Phelps, but Galloway says there's nothing original under the sun, so why should murder be any different. Galloway also points out that this stiff isn't in the nude, unlike the others, and there's no writing on the body. Carruthers points out the blunt force injuries to the victim's face, saying she was beaten then strangled to death. Phelps notices that the victim is missing a shoe and asks Carruthers if anyone has found it. Carruthers says no and that no bag or wallet has been found either. Phelps takes a closer look at the victim and notices a dry cleaning tag on the inside of the victim's dress. Phelps says that the dress may be distinctive enough to help give them an ID on the victim. Officer Enrique Gonzales (Walter Perez) walks up to the crime scene to tell the detectives that a woman who lives down the road says she saw a disfigured bum hanging around last night.
Phelps and Galloway get in their car and begin driving toward the dry cleaner. Before Phelps can say a word, Galloway tells him to not even try convincing him that the murder is connected to the Dahlia. Galloway points out that this one doesn't fit the supposed pattern, so don't even start. When they arrive at the dry cleaner, Phelps gives the clerk the number on the tag. The clerk tells them that it matches up with a customer named Theresa Taraldsen. The clerk gives them the address on file for the customer. When they arrive at the house, they are greeted by Lars Taraldsen (Lee Tergesen). He immediately asks them if they've found his wife yet. He filed a missing person report hours ago and has not any news back. Phelps asks for a description of his wife, and sure enough it matches the murder victim. Phelps asks if they can come inside as they have some bad news for him. Phelps quietly tells Lars that his wife was murdered last night, trying to keep quiet enough so that the Taraldsen children do not hear the bad news come from him. Galloway apologizes for the timing, but tells Lars that they are going to have to ask him some questions. Lars sends his daughters to their rooms. Galloway sits down with Lars while Phelps has a look around. the house. Phelps finds the victim's purse. Inside is a matchbook from Baron's Bar. Phelps joins Galloway and Lars in the living room. Lars tells the detectives that he and his wife Theresa were at a party last night. She wanted to leave and go to Baron's Bar, but he wanted to stay at the party with his friends, so she went to the bar without him. Lars shakes his head and says that he should've just gone dancing with his wife. Phelps tells Lars to find a babysitter for his girls and to come down to the station so that he can identify the body. Lars nods his head.
Phelps and Galloway arrive at Baron's Bar and are greeted by the bartender Benny Cluff (Rob Schneider), who asks if they'd like a drink. Phelps declines, but Galloway orders a whiskey on the rocks. Phelps rolls his eyes. Cluff asks if it's about Theresa Taraldsen. Phelps and Galloway are surprised, and Cluff says that it is all over the radio that the Black Dahlia guy struck again and she was the victim. Phelps asks if the victim was around last night, and Cluff says of course. Phelps asks if she was alone, and Cluff says that there were two creeps all over her all night. They were promising to take her dancing and all kinds of things. Cluff tells them that one of the men was a sailor, in uniform and everything. He wore a patch that said USS Indiana. Phelps asks about the other man, and Cluff says he's a regular named Richard Bates and he's sitting toward the back of the bar as they speak. Cluff leads them over to a table where Richard Bates (Luke Hemsworth) is drinking away. When he sees them coming, he tries to get up, but Galloway blocks his path and pushes him back down to his seat. Phelps asks about the night prior. Bates says that he tried to liquor the lady up in order to get nice and loose and back to his place, but she picked some sailor instead. Galloway goes to use the bar phone and asks for a background check on Bates. The dispatcher tells him that Bates skipped bail and has a warrant out for his arrest. Phelps tells dispatch to send a cruiser over to the bar to pick up Bates.
Phelps and Galloway head back to the station where they find the sailor James Jessop (Lucas Adams) waiting for them. He tells them that when he heard about the murder on the radio he immediately asked his commanding officer for permission to turn himself in for questioning so that he can clear his name since he's pretty sure he was one of the last people to see Theresa alive. He recounts his evening at the bar with Theresa. He was trying to get lucky, but he wasn't going to hurt her. He says that they went dancing like she wanted, but then she got real sad about her husband and kids and wanted to leave after crying away to some bartender. They got on a bus. She got off the bus near her place, while he took it all the way to the harbor.
The detectives decide to check out the bus stops near the Taraldsen residence. As they get close, Phelps notices a hobo encampment not too far from the crime scene or the Taraldsen residence. They pull up and get out of the car to take a look around. Galloway grabs the shotgun from their car just in case. As they make their way into the camp, they are surrounded by the bums. A tall man with burns all over his body, Stuart Ackerman (Sean Gunn), comes out of a shack and announces that the police are here to steal what little all of them have left. Galloway pumps the shotgun and announces that if anyone takes a step, they're dead meat. Sure enough, one of the hobos comes at him, and Galloway hits him in the chest with a shotgun blast. Most of the hobos then scramble away from the police, while Phelps tackles Ackerman. Phelps tells Ackerman that he's being arrested for suspicion of murder. Ackerman laughs at the police, saying that the police can't do any worse to him than the Japs did during the war. Phelps takes a look around Ackerman's shack. He's about to give up after not finding anything, but just as he turns to leave he finds a bloody length of rope in the shack. He announces to Galloway that they might just have their man.
When the detectives arrive back at the station, they are greeted by Captain Donnelly who comments that they have quite the motley crew of suspects on this case. Phelps heads into the interrogation room where he finds Ackerman smoking a cigarette. Phelps says that based on the burns, he's guessing that Ackerman was on flamethrower duty during the war. Phelps asks why he killed Theresa Taraldsen. Ackerman says he has no recollection of those he has killed. Ackerman begins rambling that he does not know the names of the women he has killed, but he has killed many of them. Galloway says that Ackerman is full of shit and is just acting crazy because he knows the state of California would never give a nutjob the chair. Ackerman says that he kills people because that's what he was trained to do. Phelp tells Ackerman that he is being charged with the murder of Theresa Taraldsen. After they have Ackerman taken away to a cell, Donnelly tells them that he has convinced the mayor to have the entire camp of vagrants shipped out of the county.
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Captain James Donnelly
Jordan Gelber .... Malcolm Carruthers
Walter Perez .... Officer Enrique Gonzales
Lee Tergesen .... Lars Taraldsen
Sean Gunn .... Stuart Ackerman
Rob Schneider .... Benny Cluff
Lucas Adams .... James Jessop
Luke Hemsworth .... Richard Bates
Plot: 1947 - During the morning homicide briefing at the precinct, Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) commends detectives Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) and Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) on sending another fiend to San Quentin. Donnelly then assigns the two detectives a new case. Not knowing what to expect, Phelps and Donnelly arrive at the crime scene to find Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber) examining the body. He laments to the detectives that rain has washed away most of the potential evidence. Upon seeing the obvious rope marks around the neck of the victim, another murdered woman, Phelps comments that it all looks awfully familiar. Carruthers agrees with Phelps, but Galloway says there's nothing original under the sun, so why should murder be any different. Galloway also points out that this stiff isn't in the nude, unlike the others, and there's no writing on the body. Carruthers points out the blunt force injuries to the victim's face, saying she was beaten then strangled to death. Phelps notices that the victim is missing a shoe and asks Carruthers if anyone has found it. Carruthers says no and that no bag or wallet has been found either. Phelps takes a closer look at the victim and notices a dry cleaning tag on the inside of the victim's dress. Phelps says that the dress may be distinctive enough to help give them an ID on the victim. Officer Enrique Gonzales (Walter Perez) walks up to the crime scene to tell the detectives that a woman who lives down the road says she saw a disfigured bum hanging around last night.
Phelps and Galloway get in their car and begin driving toward the dry cleaner. Before Phelps can say a word, Galloway tells him to not even try convincing him that the murder is connected to the Dahlia. Galloway points out that this one doesn't fit the supposed pattern, so don't even start. When they arrive at the dry cleaner, Phelps gives the clerk the number on the tag. The clerk tells them that it matches up with a customer named Theresa Taraldsen. The clerk gives them the address on file for the customer. When they arrive at the house, they are greeted by Lars Taraldsen (Lee Tergesen). He immediately asks them if they've found his wife yet. He filed a missing person report hours ago and has not any news back. Phelps asks for a description of his wife, and sure enough it matches the murder victim. Phelps asks if they can come inside as they have some bad news for him. Phelps quietly tells Lars that his wife was murdered last night, trying to keep quiet enough so that the Taraldsen children do not hear the bad news come from him. Galloway apologizes for the timing, but tells Lars that they are going to have to ask him some questions. Lars sends his daughters to their rooms. Galloway sits down with Lars while Phelps has a look around. the house. Phelps finds the victim's purse. Inside is a matchbook from Baron's Bar. Phelps joins Galloway and Lars in the living room. Lars tells the detectives that he and his wife Theresa were at a party last night. She wanted to leave and go to Baron's Bar, but he wanted to stay at the party with his friends, so she went to the bar without him. Lars shakes his head and says that he should've just gone dancing with his wife. Phelps tells Lars to find a babysitter for his girls and to come down to the station so that he can identify the body. Lars nods his head.
Phelps and Galloway arrive at Baron's Bar and are greeted by the bartender Benny Cluff (Rob Schneider), who asks if they'd like a drink. Phelps declines, but Galloway orders a whiskey on the rocks. Phelps rolls his eyes. Cluff asks if it's about Theresa Taraldsen. Phelps and Galloway are surprised, and Cluff says that it is all over the radio that the Black Dahlia guy struck again and she was the victim. Phelps asks if the victim was around last night, and Cluff says of course. Phelps asks if she was alone, and Cluff says that there were two creeps all over her all night. They were promising to take her dancing and all kinds of things. Cluff tells them that one of the men was a sailor, in uniform and everything. He wore a patch that said USS Indiana. Phelps asks about the other man, and Cluff says he's a regular named Richard Bates and he's sitting toward the back of the bar as they speak. Cluff leads them over to a table where Richard Bates (Luke Hemsworth) is drinking away. When he sees them coming, he tries to get up, but Galloway blocks his path and pushes him back down to his seat. Phelps asks about the night prior. Bates says that he tried to liquor the lady up in order to get nice and loose and back to his place, but she picked some sailor instead. Galloway goes to use the bar phone and asks for a background check on Bates. The dispatcher tells him that Bates skipped bail and has a warrant out for his arrest. Phelps tells dispatch to send a cruiser over to the bar to pick up Bates.
Phelps and Galloway head back to the station where they find the sailor James Jessop (Lucas Adams) waiting for them. He tells them that when he heard about the murder on the radio he immediately asked his commanding officer for permission to turn himself in for questioning so that he can clear his name since he's pretty sure he was one of the last people to see Theresa alive. He recounts his evening at the bar with Theresa. He was trying to get lucky, but he wasn't going to hurt her. He says that they went dancing like she wanted, but then she got real sad about her husband and kids and wanted to leave after crying away to some bartender. They got on a bus. She got off the bus near her place, while he took it all the way to the harbor.
The detectives decide to check out the bus stops near the Taraldsen residence. As they get close, Phelps notices a hobo encampment not too far from the crime scene or the Taraldsen residence. They pull up and get out of the car to take a look around. Galloway grabs the shotgun from their car just in case. As they make their way into the camp, they are surrounded by the bums. A tall man with burns all over his body, Stuart Ackerman (Sean Gunn), comes out of a shack and announces that the police are here to steal what little all of them have left. Galloway pumps the shotgun and announces that if anyone takes a step, they're dead meat. Sure enough, one of the hobos comes at him, and Galloway hits him in the chest with a shotgun blast. Most of the hobos then scramble away from the police, while Phelps tackles Ackerman. Phelps tells Ackerman that he's being arrested for suspicion of murder. Ackerman laughs at the police, saying that the police can't do any worse to him than the Japs did during the war. Phelps takes a look around Ackerman's shack. He's about to give up after not finding anything, but just as he turns to leave he finds a bloody length of rope in the shack. He announces to Galloway that they might just have their man.
When the detectives arrive back at the station, they are greeted by Captain Donnelly who comments that they have quite the motley crew of suspects on this case. Phelps heads into the interrogation room where he finds Ackerman smoking a cigarette. Phelps says that based on the burns, he's guessing that Ackerman was on flamethrower duty during the war. Phelps asks why he killed Theresa Taraldsen. Ackerman says he has no recollection of those he has killed. Ackerman begins rambling that he does not know the names of the women he has killed, but he has killed many of them. Galloway says that Ackerman is full of shit and is just acting crazy because he knows the state of California would never give a nutjob the chair. Ackerman says that he kills people because that's what he was trained to do. Phelp tells Ackerman that he is being charged with the murder of Theresa Taraldsen. After they have Ackerman taken away to a cell, Donnelly tells them that he has convinced the mayor to have the entire camp of vagrants shipped out of the county.
L.A. Noire - Pawn
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Captain James Donnelly
Christopher Abbott .... Jack Kelso
Daniel Webber .... Courtney Sheldon
Katie Findlay .... Marie Phelps
Diane Kruger .... Elsa Lichtmann
Kevin O'Rourke .... Curtis Benson
Plot: 1947 - Jack Kelso (Christopher Abbott) rummages through the filing cabinet in his office at California Fire and Life Insurance Company toward the end of the night. His supervisor Curtis Benson (Kevin O'Rourke) enters the office and tells him that he's got the offices to himself as he is off to the Lighthouse Club in Santa Monica. Just as Benson is on his way out of Kelso's office, Courtney Sheldon (Daniel Webber) enters. Kelso introduces Sheldon to Benson as a buddy of his from the war. Benson leaves them to reminisce on their old war stories and wishes them a good evening. Kelso tells Sheldon to take a seat.
Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) enters the Blue Room Jazz Club. By this point he is a regular, and the host leads Phelps to his regular table, right up front. Phelps lights up a cigarette and watches Elsa Lichtmann (Diane Kruger) start her set as a waitress brings Phelps his usual drink. As Elsa sings, she looks at Phelps. He smiles back at her, but she then ignores him for the rest of her set. Phelps downs the rest of his drink and leaves the club. He walks drunkenly out to his car and drives home.
Kelso and Sheldon are sitting in Kelso's office. Sheldon tells Kelso that he needs his help. Kelso reminds Sheldon that he told him that he wanted nothing to with any of that shady business he's been up to. Sheldon insists that he is in a real bind here. A local gangster, Mickey Cohen, is putting the squeeze on Sheldon and his associates. Kelso says he should just hand over all the dope he stole from that ship to Cohen and walk away from the whole situation. Sheldon says that they met with Cohen and his people. Cohen said he would dole it out slowly to supply abortion clinics and doctors, but instead Cohen's people have been moving the dope on to addicts. Now the addicts are turning up dead since they can't handle the purity of the dope. Kelso asks why he is surprised that a gangster would be dishonest. Sheldon says he doesn't want to end up in jail if anything gets back to him. Kelso asks what Sheldon even expects him to do. This isn't the war. He can't wave a magic wand and clean up his messes any more. Sheldon says that he wants Kelso to help negotiate with Cohen and his people. Kelso tells Sheldon that the only thing people like Cohen understand is force. Sheldon says that they can handle the force. The Marines trained them better than Cohen's men. Kelso says that he didn't make it through the war to come to back to this kind of shit.
When Phelps gets home, his wife is not waiting up for him. Instead there is a pillow and a blanket neatly placed on the couch in the living room. Phelps sighs and sits down on the couch. In the morning, his wife Marie Phelps (Katie Findlay) completely ignores him as she goes about her morning routine with the kids. Phelps gets up and heads into work, still wearing the same clothes from the day before. When Phelps arrives at the police station, his partner Detective Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) notices that Phelps is in the same suit and asks if he got lucky at the club last night. Phelps says far from it.
Phelps and Galloway are called into the office of Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne). Donnelly tells them that the D.A. just called and says that someone has hocked a rose gold wedding ring and matching engagement ring that belonged to Deirdre Moller. He wants them to press the pawnbroker to see what they can find out. Donnelly reminds them that the Moller case goes before the Grand Jury later next week and the D.A. does not want any egg on his face. As Phelps and Galloway get up to leave the office, Donnelly tells them to get over to the railroad depot afterward.
When the detectives arrive at the pawn shop, they ask the broker about the guy who came and pawned the rings. The broker says the guy wrote his name down as Percy B. Shelly. Phelps asks the broker for a description. The broker says the guy was forgettable: medium build, medium height, dark hair. Phelps looks at he the information the broker took down for the guy, but the address looks phony. Galloway tells the broker that they will need to take the rings into evidence. The broker objects, saying he paid good money for the rings. Phelps asks how much, and the broker says $50. Galloway senses that the broker is trying to get paid and suggests a lower number. The broker says $20. Galloway pulls out a $10 and tells the broker to be happy he's getting anything at all. Phelps and Galloway leave the pawn shop and get into their car.
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Captain James Donnelly
Christopher Abbott .... Jack Kelso
Daniel Webber .... Courtney Sheldon
Katie Findlay .... Marie Phelps
Diane Kruger .... Elsa Lichtmann
Kevin O'Rourke .... Curtis Benson
Plot: 1947 - Jack Kelso (Christopher Abbott) rummages through the filing cabinet in his office at California Fire and Life Insurance Company toward the end of the night. His supervisor Curtis Benson (Kevin O'Rourke) enters the office and tells him that he's got the offices to himself as he is off to the Lighthouse Club in Santa Monica. Just as Benson is on his way out of Kelso's office, Courtney Sheldon (Daniel Webber) enters. Kelso introduces Sheldon to Benson as a buddy of his from the war. Benson leaves them to reminisce on their old war stories and wishes them a good evening. Kelso tells Sheldon to take a seat.
Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) enters the Blue Room Jazz Club. By this point he is a regular, and the host leads Phelps to his regular table, right up front. Phelps lights up a cigarette and watches Elsa Lichtmann (Diane Kruger) start her set as a waitress brings Phelps his usual drink. As Elsa sings, she looks at Phelps. He smiles back at her, but she then ignores him for the rest of her set. Phelps downs the rest of his drink and leaves the club. He walks drunkenly out to his car and drives home.
Kelso and Sheldon are sitting in Kelso's office. Sheldon tells Kelso that he needs his help. Kelso reminds Sheldon that he told him that he wanted nothing to with any of that shady business he's been up to. Sheldon insists that he is in a real bind here. A local gangster, Mickey Cohen, is putting the squeeze on Sheldon and his associates. Kelso says he should just hand over all the dope he stole from that ship to Cohen and walk away from the whole situation. Sheldon says that they met with Cohen and his people. Cohen said he would dole it out slowly to supply abortion clinics and doctors, but instead Cohen's people have been moving the dope on to addicts. Now the addicts are turning up dead since they can't handle the purity of the dope. Kelso asks why he is surprised that a gangster would be dishonest. Sheldon says he doesn't want to end up in jail if anything gets back to him. Kelso asks what Sheldon even expects him to do. This isn't the war. He can't wave a magic wand and clean up his messes any more. Sheldon says that he wants Kelso to help negotiate with Cohen and his people. Kelso tells Sheldon that the only thing people like Cohen understand is force. Sheldon says that they can handle the force. The Marines trained them better than Cohen's men. Kelso says that he didn't make it through the war to come to back to this kind of shit.
When Phelps gets home, his wife is not waiting up for him. Instead there is a pillow and a blanket neatly placed on the couch in the living room. Phelps sighs and sits down on the couch. In the morning, his wife Marie Phelps (Katie Findlay) completely ignores him as she goes about her morning routine with the kids. Phelps gets up and heads into work, still wearing the same clothes from the day before. When Phelps arrives at the police station, his partner Detective Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) notices that Phelps is in the same suit and asks if he got lucky at the club last night. Phelps says far from it.
Phelps and Galloway are called into the office of Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne). Donnelly tells them that the D.A. just called and says that someone has hocked a rose gold wedding ring and matching engagement ring that belonged to Deirdre Moller. He wants them to press the pawnbroker to see what they can find out. Donnelly reminds them that the Moller case goes before the Grand Jury later next week and the D.A. does not want any egg on his face. As Phelps and Galloway get up to leave the office, Donnelly tells them to get over to the railroad depot afterward.
When the detectives arrive at the pawn shop, they ask the broker about the guy who came and pawned the rings. The broker says the guy wrote his name down as Percy B. Shelly. Phelps asks the broker for a description. The broker says the guy was forgettable: medium build, medium height, dark hair. Phelps looks at he the information the broker took down for the guy, but the address looks phony. Galloway tells the broker that they will need to take the rings into evidence. The broker objects, saying he paid good money for the rings. Phelps asks how much, and the broker says $50. Galloway senses that the broker is trying to get paid and suggests a lower number. The broker says $20. Galloway pulls out a $10 and tells the broker to be happy he's getting anything at all. Phelps and Galloway leave the pawn shop and get into their car.
L.A. Noire - The Studio Secretary
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Captain James Donnelly
Jordan Gelber .... Malcolm Carruthers
Robin Lord Taylor .... Grosverner McCaffrey
Linden Ashby .... Walter Robbins
Michael Mosley .... Officer Ralph Dunn
Bob Stephenson .... Watch Commander Mel Fleischer
Plot: 1947 - Fresh off their trip to the pawn shop, Det. Cole Phelps (Jow Alwyn) and Det. Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) begin driving to the railroad freight depot where their latest case awaits them. On the drive, Phelps tells Galloway that he has no doubts that the guy who has been sending the Dahlia letters is the same guy who pawned the rings they just collected at the pawn shop. Galloway asks Phelps why he's so sure. Phelps tells Galloway that Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote the poem that came with the Dahlia letter, so in his mind if the letter is genuine then the man who killed Elizabeth Short may have also killed Deidre Moller. Galloway says that the captain isn't going to like that one bit, and that's assuming they'd ever be able to prove such a theory. Galloway says that many detectives have tried to solve the Dahlia case. Phelps says that was before he was on homicide. When they arrive at the depot, they are greeted by Phelps' former patrol partner Officer Ralph Dunn (Michael Mosley), who shows them to the body.
Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber) has already begun his initial examination of the body and the crime scene. Before talking to Carruthers, Phelps and Galloway take a look at some of the evidence that has been set aside, specifically the victim's purse. Inside they find a liquor store receipt from Levine's Liquor, a match book from Mensch's Bar and an ID card from The Keystone Film Company with the name Evelyn Summers. Galloway jokes that the ID card probably won't do much good since the studio shut down back in 1941. They move their way over to the body where Carruthers begins telling him what he knows so far. The body is badly beaten with the dress pulled up, exposing the genitals. The victim is a white female, approximately 40 years of age. There are lipstick smudges on her face, but no writing. Blunt force trauma to the temple, nose and eye sockets. The most likely cause of death is strangulation based on ligature marks on the victim's neck. Phelps notices that the body smells especially strong for a recent death. Carruthers says that it would appear that the victim is a vagrant. Phelps notices that the victim appears to be missing a ring. Galloway comments that he doesn't want to deal with another pawn broker any time soon.
Without much to go on at the crime scene, Phelps and Galloway decide to head to the liquor store to see if they have any information on their victim. When they arrive at Levine's, they inform the manager Walter Robbins (Linden Ashby) that they are investigating the murder of Evelyn Summers. Robbins is taken aback by the news, telling them that he was good friends with her ex-husband and that he tried to help her out when he could, even allowing Evelyn to keep some of her stuff in the back of the store. Phelps asks if they can see Evelyn's belongings, and Robbins leads the way to a small corner in the storage room where there is a mattress and a few suitcases. Phelps notices a bowling pin from Rawling's Bowling, commenting to Galloway that it seems a little out of place. Phelps picks up a book and notices the name Grosvenor McCaffrey written inside. Robbins tells the detectives that Evelyn would borrow books from McCaffrey, but he's never met him. Phelps and Galloway thank Robbins for his time. Robbins asks the detectives to find the guy who did it. Galloway says that's their job.
Following the liquor store, Phelps and Galloway decide to head to Mensch's Bar and hope they luck out and someone saw Evelyn there the night before. At the bar, they talk to the owner, who tells them that Evelyn would come around and try to get free drinks, but hasn't been in for a couple nights. Phelps asks the owner if he knows where Evelyn was staying. He says he doesn't, but she would hang around some of the customers and points out Grosvenor McCaffrey (Robin Lord Taylor) sitting in a booth. Phelps and Galloway sit down across from McCaffrey and ask him about his relationship with Evelyn Summers. McCaffrey says he doesn't want to be bothered, but Galloway says that Evelyn was found beaten and strangled. With that, McCaffrey agrees to answer the detectives' questions. He tells them he really didn't know her very well. Galloway asks McCaffrey if he has a criminal record, and McCaffrey says nothing serious, just a few minor skirmishes here and there. Galloway rolls his eyes and asks McCaffrey to save him the trouble of pulling his file. McCaffrey says he's been involved in industrial disputes, strikes, worker's rights, that kind of thing. Phelps asks why McCaffrey would lend books to Evelyn if he barely knew her. McCaffrey says that she stole the book from his bag. He leans closer to the detectives and says that he saw Evelyn go to the bowling alley with a guy named Tiernan last night with a bottle of booze in a paper bag. That would be the man they should be questioning, not him.
Phelps and Galloway are called into the station over the radio. When they arrive they are told by watch commander Mel Fleischer (Bob Stephenson) that the Captain is downstairs with Carruthers and wants to see them. When they get downstairs, Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) informs them that Carruthers has some concerns over the Henry and Moller cases, concerns that he does not aired outside of this room. Galloway says the evidence is solid. Donnelly agrees, but says that the bodies have continued to pile up. Galloway says they have to be copycats. Carruthers enters the room and says that each woman, including Evelyn Summers, had the same brand and color of lipstick. Galloway points out that Theresa Taraldsen didn't have a lipstick message. Carruthers says that Galloway is right about the lipstick, but that there was a message beneath her dress, scraped with a sharp stick, reading: "Cunt BD". Phelps tells Donnelly that they have good leads in the Summers case, but that he'll leave it up to Donnelly to decide how they proceed from here. Donnelly tells them to keep everything under their hats for now and follow up on their leads on Summers, but he wants frequent reports. Phelps and Galloway nod and leave the office.
Phelps asks Fleischer if he can get them an address for Grosvenor McCaffrey. Fleischer jokes that with a name like that it shouldn't take too long. Galloway asks why Phelps wants to look harder at McCaffrey, and Phelps says there's just something he doesn't like about McCaffrey. Fleischer writes down the address for the detectives, and Phelps thanks him. Galloway says there are a couple places they can try out next. They could go to McCaffrey's apartment, or they could check out the bowling alley to see if McCaffrey was telling the truth about Evelyn hanging around some guy named Tiernan there. As they drive over to the next location, Phelps asks Galloway if it would bother him if he put the wrong person behind bars for a crime. Galloway says that would depend on whether anyone other than the poor son of a bitch he sent to prison would ever find out.
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Captain James Donnelly
Jordan Gelber .... Malcolm Carruthers
Robin Lord Taylor .... Grosverner McCaffrey
Linden Ashby .... Walter Robbins
Michael Mosley .... Officer Ralph Dunn
Bob Stephenson .... Watch Commander Mel Fleischer
Plot: 1947 - Fresh off their trip to the pawn shop, Det. Cole Phelps (Jow Alwyn) and Det. Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) begin driving to the railroad freight depot where their latest case awaits them. On the drive, Phelps tells Galloway that he has no doubts that the guy who has been sending the Dahlia letters is the same guy who pawned the rings they just collected at the pawn shop. Galloway asks Phelps why he's so sure. Phelps tells Galloway that Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote the poem that came with the Dahlia letter, so in his mind if the letter is genuine then the man who killed Elizabeth Short may have also killed Deidre Moller. Galloway says that the captain isn't going to like that one bit, and that's assuming they'd ever be able to prove such a theory. Galloway says that many detectives have tried to solve the Dahlia case. Phelps says that was before he was on homicide. When they arrive at the depot, they are greeted by Phelps' former patrol partner Officer Ralph Dunn (Michael Mosley), who shows them to the body.
Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber) has already begun his initial examination of the body and the crime scene. Before talking to Carruthers, Phelps and Galloway take a look at some of the evidence that has been set aside, specifically the victim's purse. Inside they find a liquor store receipt from Levine's Liquor, a match book from Mensch's Bar and an ID card from The Keystone Film Company with the name Evelyn Summers. Galloway jokes that the ID card probably won't do much good since the studio shut down back in 1941. They move their way over to the body where Carruthers begins telling him what he knows so far. The body is badly beaten with the dress pulled up, exposing the genitals. The victim is a white female, approximately 40 years of age. There are lipstick smudges on her face, but no writing. Blunt force trauma to the temple, nose and eye sockets. The most likely cause of death is strangulation based on ligature marks on the victim's neck. Phelps notices that the body smells especially strong for a recent death. Carruthers says that it would appear that the victim is a vagrant. Phelps notices that the victim appears to be missing a ring. Galloway comments that he doesn't want to deal with another pawn broker any time soon.
Without much to go on at the crime scene, Phelps and Galloway decide to head to the liquor store to see if they have any information on their victim. When they arrive at Levine's, they inform the manager Walter Robbins (Linden Ashby) that they are investigating the murder of Evelyn Summers. Robbins is taken aback by the news, telling them that he was good friends with her ex-husband and that he tried to help her out when he could, even allowing Evelyn to keep some of her stuff in the back of the store. Phelps asks if they can see Evelyn's belongings, and Robbins leads the way to a small corner in the storage room where there is a mattress and a few suitcases. Phelps notices a bowling pin from Rawling's Bowling, commenting to Galloway that it seems a little out of place. Phelps picks up a book and notices the name Grosvenor McCaffrey written inside. Robbins tells the detectives that Evelyn would borrow books from McCaffrey, but he's never met him. Phelps and Galloway thank Robbins for his time. Robbins asks the detectives to find the guy who did it. Galloway says that's their job.
Following the liquor store, Phelps and Galloway decide to head to Mensch's Bar and hope they luck out and someone saw Evelyn there the night before. At the bar, they talk to the owner, who tells them that Evelyn would come around and try to get free drinks, but hasn't been in for a couple nights. Phelps asks the owner if he knows where Evelyn was staying. He says he doesn't, but she would hang around some of the customers and points out Grosvenor McCaffrey (Robin Lord Taylor) sitting in a booth. Phelps and Galloway sit down across from McCaffrey and ask him about his relationship with Evelyn Summers. McCaffrey says he doesn't want to be bothered, but Galloway says that Evelyn was found beaten and strangled. With that, McCaffrey agrees to answer the detectives' questions. He tells them he really didn't know her very well. Galloway asks McCaffrey if he has a criminal record, and McCaffrey says nothing serious, just a few minor skirmishes here and there. Galloway rolls his eyes and asks McCaffrey to save him the trouble of pulling his file. McCaffrey says he's been involved in industrial disputes, strikes, worker's rights, that kind of thing. Phelps asks why McCaffrey would lend books to Evelyn if he barely knew her. McCaffrey says that she stole the book from his bag. He leans closer to the detectives and says that he saw Evelyn go to the bowling alley with a guy named Tiernan last night with a bottle of booze in a paper bag. That would be the man they should be questioning, not him.
Phelps and Galloway are called into the station over the radio. When they arrive they are told by watch commander Mel Fleischer (Bob Stephenson) that the Captain is downstairs with Carruthers and wants to see them. When they get downstairs, Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) informs them that Carruthers has some concerns over the Henry and Moller cases, concerns that he does not aired outside of this room. Galloway says the evidence is solid. Donnelly agrees, but says that the bodies have continued to pile up. Galloway says they have to be copycats. Carruthers enters the room and says that each woman, including Evelyn Summers, had the same brand and color of lipstick. Galloway points out that Theresa Taraldsen didn't have a lipstick message. Carruthers says that Galloway is right about the lipstick, but that there was a message beneath her dress, scraped with a sharp stick, reading: "Cunt BD". Phelps tells Donnelly that they have good leads in the Summers case, but that he'll leave it up to Donnelly to decide how they proceed from here. Donnelly tells them to keep everything under their hats for now and follow up on their leads on Summers, but he wants frequent reports. Phelps and Galloway nod and leave the office.
Phelps asks Fleischer if he can get them an address for Grosvenor McCaffrey. Fleischer jokes that with a name like that it shouldn't take too long. Galloway asks why Phelps wants to look harder at McCaffrey, and Phelps says there's just something he doesn't like about McCaffrey. Fleischer writes down the address for the detectives, and Phelps thanks him. Galloway says there are a couple places they can try out next. They could go to McCaffrey's apartment, or they could check out the bowling alley to see if McCaffrey was telling the truth about Evelyn hanging around some guy named Tiernan there. As they drive over to the next location, Phelps asks Galloway if it would bother him if he put the wrong person behind bars for a crime. Galloway says that would depend on whether anyone other than the poor son of a bitch he sent to prison would ever find out.
L.A. Noire - Another Pin Down
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Captain James Donnelly
Robin Lord Taylor .... Grosverner McCaffrey
Walter Perez .... Officer Enrique Gonzales
Calum Worthy .... James Tiernan
Plot: 1947 - Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) and Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) pull their car up outside Rawling's Bowling alley. Galloway asks Phelps if he remembers the name of the guy they're looking for. Phelps reminds Galloway that Gorsvenor McCaffrey said that he saw Evelyn Summers enter the bowling alley with some guy called "Tiernan" and a bottle of booze. Galloway takes a swig from his flask and walks toward the building, Phelps follows. When they enter the building, the clerk asks Galloway if he'd like the usual lane. Phelps laughs and introduces himself to the clerk. She asks him his show size, but Phelps tells her that he and Galloway are there conducting an investigation. He then asks the clerk if she knows a woman by the name of Evelyn Summers. She says that could be the woman who has been palling around with the pin setter, James Tiernan. She points toward a door in the back, telling them that Tiernan is back there. When they enter the back hallway, they see James Tiernan (Calum Worthy), who bolts out the back exit and into the parking lot when he sees them. Phelps and Galloway give chase, but Tiernan gets into his car. Galloway fires his gun, at the car, popping a front tire. Tiernan gets out of the car with his hands in the air.
Galloway and Phelps load Tiernan into the back of a squad car driven by Officer Enrique Gonzales (Walter Perez). Phelps tells Gonzales to have Tiernan taken to an interrogation room and they will get to him when they can. Gonzales confirms and drives off with Tiernan in the back seat. Phelps tells Galloway that he still wants to take another look at McCaffrey at his apartment. Galloway doesn't know why since they have a viable suspect like Tiernan in custody already. Phelps asks Galloway to simply humor his curiousity on this one.
When they arrive at McCaffery's apartment, nobody answers the door. Galloway kicks open the door, then comments that it looks like the door was left unlocked. Once inside, the detectives quickly find a bloody shirt. Wrapped up in the shirt is a bloody wrench with Rawling's Bowling printed on it. Looking at the evidence, Galloway says he'd like to see Malcolm Carruthers argue this one. Phelps and Galloway walk out to the hall where a neighbor tells them that if they're looking for McCaffrey, that he is on the roof of the building tending to his pigeon coops. The detectives make their way up the stairwell and to the roof, but when Grosvenor McCaffrey (Robin Lord Taylor) sees the detectives, he runs away. Phelps and Galloway give chase, with Galloway commenting that he's sick of chasing after guys today. McCaffrey makes his way down the fire escape and tries running away down an alley, but Phelps manages to catch up with him and tackle him to the ground. Phelps tells McCaffrey that he is under arrest for suspicion of the murder of Evelyn Summers.
Phelps and Galloway load McCaffrey into the back of a squad car, then get into their own car and start driving back toward the station. On the drive, Phelps says that McCaffrey has to be their guy, unless Tiernan somehow set him up. Galloway says that at the very least they know the Dahlia didn't do it. Phelps asks Galloway how he knows that McCaffrey isn't the Black Dahlia killer. Galloway says that they have a list of over 200 suspects and McCaffrey's name isn't on it. Phelps begins a rebuttal, but Galloway interrupts him and says that need to just work the case at hand now. They can sit down and put all the puzzle pieces together at a later date.
Once they arrive back at the Central Police Station, they are greeted by Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) who tells them that they better be able to make the murder stick to one of their suspects. Phelps assures Donnelly that it's either McCaffrey or Tiernan, he has no doubt. Donnelly tells Phelps that he wants a confession from one of them. Phelps and Galloway walk into an interrogation room where James Tiernan is waiting. Phelps asks him why he ran. Tiernan says that he knows he was the last one to see Evelyn that night and thought they would think it was him that killed her. Phelps says he was right about that. Phelps asks about his relationship with Evelyn, and Tiernan claims he barely knew her. Galloway smacks Tiernan in the back of the head and tells him that they'll have him in front of a Grand Jury in a flash if he doesn't cooperate. Tiernan tells them to prove he was more than just a casual acquaintance of Evelyn's. Phelps tells Tiernan that McCaffrey gave him up and saw him with Evelyn last night. Tiernan admits that he and Evelyn would read and drink together. They snuck into the back room of the bowling alley last night and he passed out drunk. When he woke up Evelyn was gone. Tiernan tells the detectives that McCaffrey isn't someone they should trust since he's been in trouble with the law before. Galloway says that McCaffrey already told them about his involvement in labor disputes. Phelps asks Tiernan if he has access to a lug wrench. Tiernan says they use them all the time at the bowling alley. Phelps tells Tiernan that the murder weapon was potentially a lug wrench from the bowling alley. Tiernan puts his head down, insisting that he didn't kill Evelyn.
Phelps and Galloway next head into the other interrogation room where Gosvenor McCaffrey is waiting in handcuffs. Phelps and Galloway ask him if he's ready to answer some questions. McCaffrey says it's presumptuous of them to assume he has answers to their questions. Galloway barks back that guys who run from the cops usually have something to answer for. Phelps asks McCaffrey where he was last night around midnight. McCaffrey says he was at home working on some writing. Galloway leaves the room. Phelps then drops a bomb and says that they found the lug wrench that Evelyn Summers was battered with in McCaffrey's apartment, as well as some blood-stained clothing. McCaffrey says that even if he was compelled to kill Evelyn, do they really think he would be stupid enough to leave the evidence in his apartment. Galloway says that the evidence heavily points to him being the killer. Phelps adds that Tiernan is prepared to testify that he heard him threaten Evelyn after she stole a book from him. McCaffrey suggests that such a tale is simply self-preservation on Tiernan's part. Galloway returns to the room with a jacket on McCaffrey. Galloway asks why he didn't tell them that he was kicked out of the military for beating a woman nearly to death. McCaffrey grows angry, saying that peasant whore he beat had stolen from him. Phelps points out that Evelyn Summers stole McCaffrey's book. McCaffrey yells that she got what she deserved. Phelps formally charges McCaffrey with the murder of Evelyn Summers.
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Captain James Donnelly
Robin Lord Taylor .... Grosverner McCaffrey
Walter Perez .... Officer Enrique Gonzales
Calum Worthy .... James Tiernan
Plot: 1947 - Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) and Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) pull their car up outside Rawling's Bowling alley. Galloway asks Phelps if he remembers the name of the guy they're looking for. Phelps reminds Galloway that Gorsvenor McCaffrey said that he saw Evelyn Summers enter the bowling alley with some guy called "Tiernan" and a bottle of booze. Galloway takes a swig from his flask and walks toward the building, Phelps follows. When they enter the building, the clerk asks Galloway if he'd like the usual lane. Phelps laughs and introduces himself to the clerk. She asks him his show size, but Phelps tells her that he and Galloway are there conducting an investigation. He then asks the clerk if she knows a woman by the name of Evelyn Summers. She says that could be the woman who has been palling around with the pin setter, James Tiernan. She points toward a door in the back, telling them that Tiernan is back there. When they enter the back hallway, they see James Tiernan (Calum Worthy), who bolts out the back exit and into the parking lot when he sees them. Phelps and Galloway give chase, but Tiernan gets into his car. Galloway fires his gun, at the car, popping a front tire. Tiernan gets out of the car with his hands in the air.
Galloway and Phelps load Tiernan into the back of a squad car driven by Officer Enrique Gonzales (Walter Perez). Phelps tells Gonzales to have Tiernan taken to an interrogation room and they will get to him when they can. Gonzales confirms and drives off with Tiernan in the back seat. Phelps tells Galloway that he still wants to take another look at McCaffrey at his apartment. Galloway doesn't know why since they have a viable suspect like Tiernan in custody already. Phelps asks Galloway to simply humor his curiousity on this one.
When they arrive at McCaffery's apartment, nobody answers the door. Galloway kicks open the door, then comments that it looks like the door was left unlocked. Once inside, the detectives quickly find a bloody shirt. Wrapped up in the shirt is a bloody wrench with Rawling's Bowling printed on it. Looking at the evidence, Galloway says he'd like to see Malcolm Carruthers argue this one. Phelps and Galloway walk out to the hall where a neighbor tells them that if they're looking for McCaffrey, that he is on the roof of the building tending to his pigeon coops. The detectives make their way up the stairwell and to the roof, but when Grosvenor McCaffrey (Robin Lord Taylor) sees the detectives, he runs away. Phelps and Galloway give chase, with Galloway commenting that he's sick of chasing after guys today. McCaffrey makes his way down the fire escape and tries running away down an alley, but Phelps manages to catch up with him and tackle him to the ground. Phelps tells McCaffrey that he is under arrest for suspicion of the murder of Evelyn Summers.
Phelps and Galloway load McCaffrey into the back of a squad car, then get into their own car and start driving back toward the station. On the drive, Phelps says that McCaffrey has to be their guy, unless Tiernan somehow set him up. Galloway says that at the very least they know the Dahlia didn't do it. Phelps asks Galloway how he knows that McCaffrey isn't the Black Dahlia killer. Galloway says that they have a list of over 200 suspects and McCaffrey's name isn't on it. Phelps begins a rebuttal, but Galloway interrupts him and says that need to just work the case at hand now. They can sit down and put all the puzzle pieces together at a later date.
Once they arrive back at the Central Police Station, they are greeted by Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) who tells them that they better be able to make the murder stick to one of their suspects. Phelps assures Donnelly that it's either McCaffrey or Tiernan, he has no doubt. Donnelly tells Phelps that he wants a confession from one of them. Phelps and Galloway walk into an interrogation room where James Tiernan is waiting. Phelps asks him why he ran. Tiernan says that he knows he was the last one to see Evelyn that night and thought they would think it was him that killed her. Phelps says he was right about that. Phelps asks about his relationship with Evelyn, and Tiernan claims he barely knew her. Galloway smacks Tiernan in the back of the head and tells him that they'll have him in front of a Grand Jury in a flash if he doesn't cooperate. Tiernan tells them to prove he was more than just a casual acquaintance of Evelyn's. Phelps tells Tiernan that McCaffrey gave him up and saw him with Evelyn last night. Tiernan admits that he and Evelyn would read and drink together. They snuck into the back room of the bowling alley last night and he passed out drunk. When he woke up Evelyn was gone. Tiernan tells the detectives that McCaffrey isn't someone they should trust since he's been in trouble with the law before. Galloway says that McCaffrey already told them about his involvement in labor disputes. Phelps asks Tiernan if he has access to a lug wrench. Tiernan says they use them all the time at the bowling alley. Phelps tells Tiernan that the murder weapon was potentially a lug wrench from the bowling alley. Tiernan puts his head down, insisting that he didn't kill Evelyn.
Phelps and Galloway next head into the other interrogation room where Gosvenor McCaffrey is waiting in handcuffs. Phelps and Galloway ask him if he's ready to answer some questions. McCaffrey says it's presumptuous of them to assume he has answers to their questions. Galloway barks back that guys who run from the cops usually have something to answer for. Phelps asks McCaffrey where he was last night around midnight. McCaffrey says he was at home working on some writing. Galloway leaves the room. Phelps then drops a bomb and says that they found the lug wrench that Evelyn Summers was battered with in McCaffrey's apartment, as well as some blood-stained clothing. McCaffrey says that even if he was compelled to kill Evelyn, do they really think he would be stupid enough to leave the evidence in his apartment. Galloway says that the evidence heavily points to him being the killer. Phelps adds that Tiernan is prepared to testify that he heard him threaten Evelyn after she stole a book from him. McCaffrey suggests that such a tale is simply self-preservation on Tiernan's part. Galloway returns to the room with a jacket on McCaffrey. Galloway asks why he didn't tell them that he was kicked out of the military for beating a woman nearly to death. McCaffrey grows angry, saying that peasant whore he beat had stolen from him. Phelps points out that Evelyn Summers stole McCaffrey's book. McCaffrey yells that she got what she deserved. Phelps formally charges McCaffrey with the murder of Evelyn Summers.
L.A. Noire - Quarter Moon
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Captain James Donnelly
Jordan Gelber .... Malcolm Carruthers
Christopher Abbott .... Jack Kelso
Chris Zylka .... Ira Hogeboom
Plot: 1945 - During the war, Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) and his platoon are trapped on a bridge, being pinned down by enemy fire from the Japanese soldiers on the river banks. Phelps is frozen, unsure of what to have his men do. One of his men, Ira Hogeboom (Chris Zylka), yells that Phelps needs to make a decision to get them out of this situation. Jack Kelso (Christopher Abbott) and his platoon suddenly appear and provide cover fire so that Phelps and his men can make their way off the bridge. Phelps is surprised to see Kelso out on the battle field, but begrudgingly accepts the help of Kelso and his platoon.
1947 - Phelps and Det. Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) arrive for a meeting with Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) and Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber). Donnelly commends the Phelps and Galloway on their solid detective work on the Evelyn Summers case, but informs them that he has news: The Examiner received a new letter today. Phelps asks to take a look at it, and he quickly recognizes yet another Shelley excerpt. Phelps says that if the letter is indeed from the Dahlia killer then he same person also had to have killed Theresa Taraldsen as well. Carruthers says that he agrees with this theory. Donnelly says that if the Dahlia is responsible for Taraldsen and Moller, then he unfortunately very well may be behind the other murders as well, naming Celine Henry, Antonia Maldonado and the recent Evelyn Summers murder. Galloway interjects that he and Phelps did solid detective work on those cases. Donnelly continues saying that there's no way the department could survive the scandal if they had to let all five of the men they put behind bars go free, especially if they cannot find the fiend actually responsible. He says the careers of everyone in the room would likely be at an end. While Donnelly is talking, Phelps is taking another look at the letter. Phelps then states that the murderer is clearly taunting them all. Phelps and Carruthers start looking at the excerpt from the poem and wonder aloud whether the killer could be using the poem in a literal sense, with the line "Within a fountain in a public square" catching their eye. Galloway is puzzled, but then Phelps says that they should check out the fountain at Pershing Square. As the detectives leave, Carruthers and Donnelly urge them to be careful playing the killer's warped game.
While they drive toward the square, Phelps says that he had a hunch all along that the cases were all connected. Galloway tells Phelps that now is not the time to brag. They have to catch the guy before he has the chance to kill again. When they arrive at Pershing Square, Phelps gets out of the car and steps into the fountain and reaches up onto the statue in the middle of the fountain. He finds an envelope. Inside the envelope are the Social Security card of Elizabeth Short aka the Black Dahlia and another poem excerpt. Phelps asks Galloway if he has a city map to help decipher the latest excerpt. Galloway grabs a map out of the glove box of the car and opens it up on the hood. He looks intently at the map while repeating a line in the poem about a cave overgrown with plant-life. Phelps asks Galloway if that rings a bell for him. Galloway says there aren't a lot of caves in Los Angeles, but the glass skylight at the Hall of Records shows a cave surrounded by plants and a waterfall chandelier hangs from the ceiling in the lobby. Phelps says that must be the place.
When Phelps and Galloway arrive at the Hall of Records, Phelps notices the chandelier and the skylight and says that it certainly fits the excerpt. They ask the security guard how to get to the top of the chandelier, and he tells them there's an access panel in the maintenance room on the top floor. Phelps manages to get to the top of the chandelier where he finds Deidre Moller's watch as well as the next excerpt of the poem. Phelps believes that the latest excerpt is referring to the tower atop the LA Public Library. The tower is currently under construction, so Phelps makes his way up the scaffolding to the top where he finds a pendant that matches one Antonia Maldonado was wearing in her wedding picture, as well as yet another excerpt from the poem. Back on the ground, Galloway refers to the killer as one sick puppy that they now have his trophies from three murders already, and who knows how many more clues he's going to string them along with. Galloway says that Phelps better be able to figure this next clue out too. The final words of the excerpt, "black deep", as well as words like "skeletons" and "statues", stand out to Phelps and he suggests they take a look at the Westlake Tar Pits.
On the drive to the tar pits, Galloway worries aloud about the field day the press will have about them having locked up several innocent men for these murders. Phelps says that the press will be so overjoyed that the infamous Black Dahlia Killer was finally caught that they won't have the time to castrate them about their screw ups. They just have to catch the real killer and bring him to justice. At the tar pits, Phelps borrows a pair of heavy-duty waders and begins making his way along a tar-drenched patch toward the center of the tar pit where there is a small island. Underneath a tree he finds Theresa Taraldsen's missing white shoe and the next excerpt.
The latest poem excerpt refers to a sphere, made up of many, which Galloway thinks is leading them to the LA County Art Museum. Phelps asks how he knows that, and Galloway says there's a weird sphere thing at the center of the maze at the museum. Phelps agrees that the killer leading them through a literal maze fits his style. As they make their way toward the car, Galloway asks Phelps why he thinks the killer is sending them on all these ridiculous errands. Phelps says that it's all about the killer demonstrating his power over them by making them run all over the city for bread crumbs he was willing to leave them.
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Captain James Donnelly
Jordan Gelber .... Malcolm Carruthers
Christopher Abbott .... Jack Kelso
Chris Zylka .... Ira Hogeboom
Plot: 1945 - During the war, Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) and his platoon are trapped on a bridge, being pinned down by enemy fire from the Japanese soldiers on the river banks. Phelps is frozen, unsure of what to have his men do. One of his men, Ira Hogeboom (Chris Zylka), yells that Phelps needs to make a decision to get them out of this situation. Jack Kelso (Christopher Abbott) and his platoon suddenly appear and provide cover fire so that Phelps and his men can make their way off the bridge. Phelps is surprised to see Kelso out on the battle field, but begrudgingly accepts the help of Kelso and his platoon.
1947 - Phelps and Det. Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) arrive for a meeting with Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) and Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber). Donnelly commends the Phelps and Galloway on their solid detective work on the Evelyn Summers case, but informs them that he has news: The Examiner received a new letter today. Phelps asks to take a look at it, and he quickly recognizes yet another Shelley excerpt. Phelps says that if the letter is indeed from the Dahlia killer then he same person also had to have killed Theresa Taraldsen as well. Carruthers says that he agrees with this theory. Donnelly says that if the Dahlia is responsible for Taraldsen and Moller, then he unfortunately very well may be behind the other murders as well, naming Celine Henry, Antonia Maldonado and the recent Evelyn Summers murder. Galloway interjects that he and Phelps did solid detective work on those cases. Donnelly continues saying that there's no way the department could survive the scandal if they had to let all five of the men they put behind bars go free, especially if they cannot find the fiend actually responsible. He says the careers of everyone in the room would likely be at an end. While Donnelly is talking, Phelps is taking another look at the letter. Phelps then states that the murderer is clearly taunting them all. Phelps and Carruthers start looking at the excerpt from the poem and wonder aloud whether the killer could be using the poem in a literal sense, with the line "Within a fountain in a public square" catching their eye. Galloway is puzzled, but then Phelps says that they should check out the fountain at Pershing Square. As the detectives leave, Carruthers and Donnelly urge them to be careful playing the killer's warped game.
While they drive toward the square, Phelps says that he had a hunch all along that the cases were all connected. Galloway tells Phelps that now is not the time to brag. They have to catch the guy before he has the chance to kill again. When they arrive at Pershing Square, Phelps gets out of the car and steps into the fountain and reaches up onto the statue in the middle of the fountain. He finds an envelope. Inside the envelope are the Social Security card of Elizabeth Short aka the Black Dahlia and another poem excerpt. Phelps asks Galloway if he has a city map to help decipher the latest excerpt. Galloway grabs a map out of the glove box of the car and opens it up on the hood. He looks intently at the map while repeating a line in the poem about a cave overgrown with plant-life. Phelps asks Galloway if that rings a bell for him. Galloway says there aren't a lot of caves in Los Angeles, but the glass skylight at the Hall of Records shows a cave surrounded by plants and a waterfall chandelier hangs from the ceiling in the lobby. Phelps says that must be the place.
When Phelps and Galloway arrive at the Hall of Records, Phelps notices the chandelier and the skylight and says that it certainly fits the excerpt. They ask the security guard how to get to the top of the chandelier, and he tells them there's an access panel in the maintenance room on the top floor. Phelps manages to get to the top of the chandelier where he finds Deidre Moller's watch as well as the next excerpt of the poem. Phelps believes that the latest excerpt is referring to the tower atop the LA Public Library. The tower is currently under construction, so Phelps makes his way up the scaffolding to the top where he finds a pendant that matches one Antonia Maldonado was wearing in her wedding picture, as well as yet another excerpt from the poem. Back on the ground, Galloway refers to the killer as one sick puppy that they now have his trophies from three murders already, and who knows how many more clues he's going to string them along with. Galloway says that Phelps better be able to figure this next clue out too. The final words of the excerpt, "black deep", as well as words like "skeletons" and "statues", stand out to Phelps and he suggests they take a look at the Westlake Tar Pits.
On the drive to the tar pits, Galloway worries aloud about the field day the press will have about them having locked up several innocent men for these murders. Phelps says that the press will be so overjoyed that the infamous Black Dahlia Killer was finally caught that they won't have the time to castrate them about their screw ups. They just have to catch the real killer and bring him to justice. At the tar pits, Phelps borrows a pair of heavy-duty waders and begins making his way along a tar-drenched patch toward the center of the tar pit where there is a small island. Underneath a tree he finds Theresa Taraldsen's missing white shoe and the next excerpt.
The latest poem excerpt refers to a sphere, made up of many, which Galloway thinks is leading them to the LA County Art Museum. Phelps asks how he knows that, and Galloway says there's a weird sphere thing at the center of the maze at the museum. Phelps agrees that the killer leading them through a literal maze fits his style. As they make their way toward the car, Galloway asks Phelps why he thinks the killer is sending them on all these ridiculous errands. Phelps says that it's all about the killer demonstrating his power over them by making them run all over the city for bread crumbs he was willing to leave them.
L.A. Noire - Werewolf or Dahlia
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Captain James Donnelly
Jordan Gelber .... Malcolm Carruthers
Jay Ryan .... Garrett Mason
Plot: 1947 - Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) and Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) stand in the middle of the maze at the L.A. County Art Museum next to the armillary sphere located at the center. Galloway asks what the sphere is, and Phelps explains that it is made up of rings that represent various important atronomical features. They find a note from the killer attached to the sphere along with a piece of jewelry that belonged to Celine Henry. The next poem excerpt mentions thrones, altars, judgement seats and prisons. Galloway is confused by this, suggesting some sort of church, but Phelps says that can't be it. Galloway is hung up on the notion that the same killer has seemingly been behind all their cases since Celine Henry, and wonders aloud how many others the psycho could have killed. Phelps says that he thinks that the next location is the film set of Intolerance. Galloway asks why, and Phelps asks where else in Los Angeles are you going to find a giant altar and throne. Galloway says he has a good point and starts walking back toward their car out of the maze.
Phelps and Galloway arrive at the run down film set in the middle of night with rain pouring down on them. Phelps quickly notices a light up high atop the set. He begins carefully climbing up the scaffolding toward the set's throne. When Phelps reaches the throne, he is angry that all he finds is yet another note. The poem mentions the place he calls home, and Phelps comments that the next location better be the end of the line as he's had his fill of the killer's puzzles. Phelps stares at the latest excerpt intently, finally telling Galloway to drive them to the Christ Crown of Thorns church. While they drive, Galloway says that they are lucky that the killer decided to start writing them letters, because he could have probably successfully killed for God knows how long had he not.
Phelps and Galloway pull up in front of the supposedly abandoned church and see that there is a light inside the building. Phelps calls for back up before leaving the vehicle to check things out. Galloway volunteers to wait for the back up at the car. Phelps walks into the church where he is confronted by Garrett Mason (Jay Ryan) wielding a shotgun. Mason tells Phelps that he's impressed that the police were finally able to track him down after all this time. Mason says that Phelps knows what he's capable of yet is surprised that the detective would simply walk on into the building like a lamb to slaughter. Mason fires his shotgun. Phelps ducks and runs after Mason, who has fled down into an underground passage beneath the church.
Phelps heads down into the catacombs after Mason. Phelps follows the faint sounds of Mason's taunts through the dark subterranean tunnels. He catches up with Mason and manages to hit him in the leg with a bullet. Phelps then follows a blood trail out of the catacombs and into an old graveyard. Mason opens fire on Phelps as soon as he reaches the graveyard, but Phelps is a quick draw and manages to shoot Mason in the head.
Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) arrives at the crime scene with a group of uniformed officers. He and Galloway search the church, finding a bloody bathtub and several devices of torture. Galloway is disgusted by the sight and smell of the torture chamber and throws up. Wiping the vomit away from his mouth, Galloway tells Donnelly that he thinks he and Phelps should get a medal for this one. Donnelly tells Galloway that there won't be any press briefings or commendations on this one. Donnelly tells them that the Werewolf, the Black Dahlia Killer, is the half brother of one of the most highly elected officials in this country. They may have killed him, but they won't be able to drag his name through the mud like they should. Phelps joins them after Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber) has taken Mason's body away. Phelps is updated on who Mason was and he becomes furious. He then asks Donnelly what is going to happen to the suspects they arrested in the cases Mason was responsible for. Donnelly says that a bit of missing evidence at the Grand Jury, a procedural error here, a mistake there. He'll see to it that they are all quietly let go.
The next morning, Phelps is called into Donnelly's office at the precinct. Donnelly tells him that there will be no more rooting around dead bodies for him. Phelps is silent, assuming he's being fired for arresting the wrong men for Mason's murders. Donnelly tells Phelps to relax, it's good news. He informs Phelps that the head of Vice has asked the Chief for him. Donnelly tells Phelps that he wishes he could keep a fine warrior like Phelps in homicide, but that it goes above his head. Donnelly then tells Phelps to take the rest of the day off and celebrate the promotion with his family. Rather than go straight home, Phelps parks his car across the street from the Blue Room, tempted to go inside.
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer : Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast:
Joe Alwyn .... Det. Cole Phelps
Brent Sexton .... Det. Rusty Galloway
Brian F. O'Byrne .... Captain James Donnelly
Jordan Gelber .... Malcolm Carruthers
Jay Ryan .... Garrett Mason
Plot: 1947 - Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) and Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) stand in the middle of the maze at the L.A. County Art Museum next to the armillary sphere located at the center. Galloway asks what the sphere is, and Phelps explains that it is made up of rings that represent various important atronomical features. They find a note from the killer attached to the sphere along with a piece of jewelry that belonged to Celine Henry. The next poem excerpt mentions thrones, altars, judgement seats and prisons. Galloway is confused by this, suggesting some sort of church, but Phelps says that can't be it. Galloway is hung up on the notion that the same killer has seemingly been behind all their cases since Celine Henry, and wonders aloud how many others the psycho could have killed. Phelps says that he thinks that the next location is the film set of Intolerance. Galloway asks why, and Phelps asks where else in Los Angeles are you going to find a giant altar and throne. Galloway says he has a good point and starts walking back toward their car out of the maze.
Phelps and Galloway arrive at the run down film set in the middle of night with rain pouring down on them. Phelps quickly notices a light up high atop the set. He begins carefully climbing up the scaffolding toward the set's throne. When Phelps reaches the throne, he is angry that all he finds is yet another note. The poem mentions the place he calls home, and Phelps comments that the next location better be the end of the line as he's had his fill of the killer's puzzles. Phelps stares at the latest excerpt intently, finally telling Galloway to drive them to the Christ Crown of Thorns church. While they drive, Galloway says that they are lucky that the killer decided to start writing them letters, because he could have probably successfully killed for God knows how long had he not.
Phelps and Galloway pull up in front of the supposedly abandoned church and see that there is a light inside the building. Phelps calls for back up before leaving the vehicle to check things out. Galloway volunteers to wait for the back up at the car. Phelps walks into the church where he is confronted by Garrett Mason (Jay Ryan) wielding a shotgun. Mason tells Phelps that he's impressed that the police were finally able to track him down after all this time. Mason says that Phelps knows what he's capable of yet is surprised that the detective would simply walk on into the building like a lamb to slaughter. Mason fires his shotgun. Phelps ducks and runs after Mason, who has fled down into an underground passage beneath the church.
Phelps heads down into the catacombs after Mason. Phelps follows the faint sounds of Mason's taunts through the dark subterranean tunnels. He catches up with Mason and manages to hit him in the leg with a bullet. Phelps then follows a blood trail out of the catacombs and into an old graveyard. Mason opens fire on Phelps as soon as he reaches the graveyard, but Phelps is a quick draw and manages to shoot Mason in the head.
Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) arrives at the crime scene with a group of uniformed officers. He and Galloway search the church, finding a bloody bathtub and several devices of torture. Galloway is disgusted by the sight and smell of the torture chamber and throws up. Wiping the vomit away from his mouth, Galloway tells Donnelly that he thinks he and Phelps should get a medal for this one. Donnelly tells Galloway that there won't be any press briefings or commendations on this one. Donnelly tells them that the Werewolf, the Black Dahlia Killer, is the half brother of one of the most highly elected officials in this country. They may have killed him, but they won't be able to drag his name through the mud like they should. Phelps joins them after Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber) has taken Mason's body away. Phelps is updated on who Mason was and he becomes furious. He then asks Donnelly what is going to happen to the suspects they arrested in the cases Mason was responsible for. Donnelly says that a bit of missing evidence at the Grand Jury, a procedural error here, a mistake there. He'll see to it that they are all quietly let go.
The next morning, Phelps is called into Donnelly's office at the precinct. Donnelly tells him that there will be no more rooting around dead bodies for him. Phelps is silent, assuming he's being fired for arresting the wrong men for Mason's murders. Donnelly tells Phelps to relax, it's good news. He informs Phelps that the head of Vice has asked the Chief for him. Donnelly tells Phelps that he wishes he could keep a fine warrior like Phelps in homicide, but that it goes above his head. Donnelly then tells Phelps to take the rest of the day off and celebrate the promotion with his family. Rather than go straight home, Phelps parks his car across the street from the Blue Room, tempted to go inside.